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Investments - Fair Value and Gross Unrealized Losses of Available-for-Sale Securities (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012 Securities	Sep. 30, 2011 Securities
Total number of available-for-sale securities in an unrealized loss position, Less than 12 months	100	505
Total number of available-for-sale securities in an unrealized loss position, 12 months or longer	56
Total number of available-for-sale securities in an unrealized loss position	156	505
Available-for-sale securities, fair value, less than 12 months	$ 681,091	$ 4,648,010
Available-for-sale Securities, gross unrealized Losses, less than 12 Months	(11,936)	(234,795)
Available-for-sale securities, fair value,12 months or longer	323,838
Available-for-sale Securities, gross unrealized Losses, 12 Months or Longer	(18,556)
Available-for-sale securities, fair value, Total	1,004,929	4,648,010
Available-for-sale Securities, gross unrealized Losses, Total	(30,492)	(234,795)
Asset-backed securities [Member]
Available-for-sale securities, fair value, less than 12 months	169,794	275,135
Available-for-sale Securities, gross unrealized Losses, less than 12 Months	(1,042)	(2,770)
Available-for-sale securities, fair value,12 months or longer	7,533
Available-for-sale Securities, gross unrealized Losses, 12 Months or Longer	(567)
Available-for-sale securities, fair value, Total	177,327	275,135
Available-for-sale Securities, gross unrealized Losses, Total	(1,609)	(2,770)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Available-for-sale securities, fair value, less than 12 months	813	338,865
Available-for-sale Securities, gross unrealized Losses, less than 12 Months	(853)	(18,163)
Available-for-sale securities, fair value,12 months or longer	10,716
Available-for-sale Securities, gross unrealized Losses, 12 Months or Longer	(1,554)
Available-for-sale securities, fair value, Total	11,529	338,865
Available-for-sale Securities, gross unrealized Losses, Total	(2,407)	(18,163)
Corporates [Member]
Available-for-sale securities, fair value, less than 12 months	411,310	3,081,556
Available-for-sale Securities, gross unrealized Losses, less than 12 Months	(8,124)	(130,352)
Available-for-sale securities, fair value,12 months or longer	45,482
Available-for-sale Securities, gross unrealized Losses, 12 Months or Longer	(1,844)
Available-for-sale securities, fair value, Total	456,792	3,081,556
Available-for-sale Securities, gross unrealized Losses, Total	(9,968)	(130,352)
Equities [Member]
Available-for-sale securities, fair value, less than 12 months		99,772
Available-for-sale Securities, gross unrealized Losses, less than 12 Months		(9,033)
Available-for-sale securities, fair value,12 months or longer	44,513
Available-for-sale Securities, gross unrealized Losses, 12 Months or Longer	(1,272)
Available-for-sale securities, fair value, Total	44,513	99,772
Available-for-sale Securities, gross unrealized Losses, Total	(1,272)	(9,033)
Hybrids [Member]
Available-for-sale securities, fair value, less than 12 months	13,407	450,376
Available-for-sale Securities, gross unrealized Losses, less than 12 Months	(339)	(51,055)
Available-for-sale securities, fair value,12 months or longer	107,707
Available-for-sale Securities, gross unrealized Losses, 12 Months or Longer	(9,211)
Available-for-sale securities, fair value, Total	121,114	450,376
Available-for-sale Securities, gross unrealized Losses, Total	(9,550)	(51,055)
Municipals [Member]
Available-for-sale securities, fair value, less than 12 months	71,160	1,137
Available-for-sale Securities, gross unrealized Losses, less than 12 Months	(1,090)	(7)
Available-for-sale securities, fair value, Total	71,160	1,137
Available-for-sale Securities, gross unrealized Losses, Total	(1,090)	(7)
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Available-for-sale securities, fair value, less than 12 months	1,754	25,820
Available-for-sale Securities, gross unrealized Losses, less than 12 Months	(199)	(295)
Available-for-sale securities, fair value,12 months or longer	6,110
Available-for-sale Securities, gross unrealized Losses, 12 Months or Longer	(135)
Available-for-sale securities, fair value, Total	7,864	25,820
Available-for-sale Securities, gross unrealized Losses, Total	(334)	(295)
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Available-for-sale securities, fair value, less than 12 months	12,853	375,349
Available-for-sale Securities, gross unrealized Losses, less than 12 Months	(289)	(23,120)
Available-for-sale securities, fair value,12 months or longer	101,777
Available-for-sale Securities, gross unrealized Losses, 12 Months or Longer	(3,973)
Available-for-sale securities, fair value, Total	114,630	375,349
Available-for-sale Securities, gross unrealized Losses, Total	$ (4,262)	$ (23,120)

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