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Acquisitions - Summarization of Provisional and Final Amounts on Assets Acquired and Liabilities at Fair Value (Parenthetical) (Detail) (FGL [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012
FGL [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash acquired	$ 1,040,470
Re-characterized as expense	$ 5,000

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- Definition

Business acquisition cost of acquired entity re-characterized as an expense.

+ References

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- Definition

The amount of cash and cash equivalents acquired in a business combination.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141

-Paragraph 51

-Subparagraph e

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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