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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) Share data in Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  | 9 Months Ended |  | 9 Months Ended |  | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2014 Leucadia [Member] | Jun. 30, 2014 Jefferies [Member] | Dec. 13, 2013 FGL [Member] | Jun. 30, 2014 Preferred Stock [Member] HCP Stockholders [Member] | Mar. 18, 2014 Preferred Stock [Member] HCP Stockholders [Member] | Jun. 30, 2014 Maximum [Member] Leucadia [Member] | Jun. 30, 2014 Limitation of Sale of Common Stock [Member] Maximum [Member] Leucadia [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses related to Services Agreement | $ 1,500,000 | $ 1,600,000 | $ 4,400,000 | $ 3,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23,000 |  |  |
Share Price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11 |  |
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 253,000,000 |  |  |
Percentage Of Beneficial Ownership |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27.50% | 4.90%
Shares Offered To Public In Initial Offering |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,750 |  |  |  |
Shares Offered To Underwriters In Initial Offering |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,463 |  |  |  |
Sale of Stock, Price Per Share |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 17 |  |  |  |
Expense Related to Distribution or Servicing and Underwriting Fees |  |  |  |  |  | 12,900,000 |  |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Securities |  |  |  |  | $ 37.3 |  |  |  |  |  |

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