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Reinsurance - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 9 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 Fgl Reinsurance Agreement With Fsr [Member] | Jun. 30, 2014 Bankers Life Insurance Company [Member] | Jun. 17, 2013 Wilton Re Recission [Member] Wilton Reassurance Company [Member] | Jun. 30, 2014 Wilton Re Recission [Member] Wilton Reassurance Company [Member]
Reinsurance Premiums for Insurance Companies, by Product Segment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Document Period End Date | Jun. 30, 2014 |  |  |  |  |
Reinsurance arrangment in percentage |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |
Payments for reinsurance |  |  | $ 1,400.0 | $ 153.0 | $ 6.4 |
ReinsuranceRecissionGainLoss |  |  |  |  |  | 1.9
Contractholder funds | $ 16,217.9 | $ 15,248.2 |  |  |  |

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- Definition The total liability as of the balance sheet date of amounts due policy holders, excluding future policy benefits and claims, including unpaid policy dividends, retrospective refunds, and undistributed earnings on participating business. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.13,14) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 + Details
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