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Investments - Reconciliation of Other than Temporary Impairment on Fixed Maturity (Detail) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 15 Months Ended |  |  |
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Jun. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Jul. 01, 2012 | Jul. 01, 2013 | Dec. 30, 2012 | Jul. 31, 2012 | Jan. 01, 2012
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Document Period End Date |  | Jun. 30, 2013 |  |  |  |  |
Other than Temporary Impairment, Credit Losses Recognized in Earnings, Additions, Additional Credit Losses | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 100,000 | $ 100,000 |  |  |
Balance at the beginning of the period |  | 2,700,000 | 700,000 |  | 2,700,000 | 2,700,000 | 2,600,000
Increases attributable to credit losses on securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other-than-temporary impairment was not previously recognized | 0 | 0 | 1,900,000 | 0 |  |  |
Balance at the end of the period | $ 2,700,000 | $ 2,700,000 |  |  | $ 2,700,000 | $ 2,700,000 | $ 2,600,000

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- Definition This item represents an increase to the cumulative amount of credit losses recognized in earnings for an other than temporary impairment (OTTI) of a debt security held for which a previous OTTI was recognized and the investor does not intend to sell the debt security and it is not more likely than not that the investor will be required to sell the debt security before recovery of its amortized cost basis. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 320 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -Subparagraph (e) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27724398&loc=d3e27340-111563 + Details
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