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Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Schedule of Unobservable Inputs Used for Level Three Fair Value Measurements of Financial Instruments on Recurring Basis (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Funds Withheld Receivable | $ 1,664.0 | $ 1,710.1
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 74.8 | 101.3
Liabilities |  |
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure | 768.9 | 771.5
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring | 1,683.2 | 1,780.1
Funds Withheld Receivable | $ 1,664.0 | 1,710.1
Funds withheld for reinsurance liability [Member] | Market Pricing [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Valuation Technique | Market pricing |
Funds withheld for reinsurance liability [Member] | NAV [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Valuation Technique | Loan value |
Funds withheld for reinsurance liability [Member] | Broker Quoted [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Valuation Technique | Broker-quoted |
Funds withheld for reinsurance liability [Member] | Matrix Pricing [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Valuation Technique | Matrix pricing |
Funds withheld for reinsurance liability [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Valuation Technique | Discounted Cash Flow |
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities | $ 0.0 | $ 14.1
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Broker Quoted [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Valuation Technique | Broker-quoted |
Other Invested Assets [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Valuation Technique | Discounted Cash Flow |
Fixed Index Annuity [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Valuation Technique | Discounted cash flow |
Front Street Future Policyholder Benefits Reserve [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Valuation Technique | Discounted cash flow |
Minimum [Member] | Funds Withheld Receivables [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Discount rate | 6.00% | 6.00%
Quoted prices | 100.00% | 100.00%
Offered quotes | 98.00% | 99.00%
Minimum [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Broker Quoted [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Offered quotes |  |
Minimum [Member] | Other Invested Assets [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Probability of collection |  |
Minimum [Member] | Fixed Index Annuity [Member] |  |
Liabilities |  |
Market value of option | 0.00% | 0.00%
SWAP rates |  |
Surrender rates | 0.50% | 0.50%
Maximum [Member] | Funds Withheld Receivables [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Discount rate | 13.00% | 12.00%
Quoted prices | 120.00% | 122.00%
Offered quotes | 100.00% | 103.00%
Maximum [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Broker Quoted [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Offered quotes |  |
Maximum [Member] | Other Invested Assets [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Probability of collection |  |
Maximum [Member] | Fixed Index Annuity [Member] |  |
Liabilities |  |
Market value of option | 29.00% | 32.00%
SWAP rates |  |
Surrender rates | 75.00% | 75.00%
Weighted Average [Member] | Funds Withheld Receivables [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Discount rate | 7.00% | 8.00%
Quoted prices | 110.00% | 112.00%
Offered quotes | 99.00% | 101.00%
Weighted Average [Member] | Loans and Finance Receivables [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Offered quotes | 100.00% | 100.00%
Weighted Average [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Broker Quoted [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Offered quotes |  | 83.00%
Weighted Average [Member] | Other Invested Assets [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Probability of collection |  | 50.00%
Discount rate |  | 10.00%
Weighted Average [Member] | Policy Loans [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Discount rate | 100.00% | 100.00%
Weighted Average [Member] | Fixed Index Annuity [Member] |  |
Liabilities |  |
Market value of option | 1.00% | 1.00%
SWAP rates | 2.00% |
Mortality multiplier | 80.00% | 80.00%
Surrender rates | 13.00% | 13.00%
Fair Value Measurements Non Performance Spread | 0.25% | 0.25%
Weighted Average [Member] | Fixed Index Annuity [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] |  |
Liabilities |  |
SWAP rates |  | 2.00%
Front Street Future Policyholder Benefits Reserve [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Liabilities |  |
Fair Value Measurements Non Performance Spread | 0.00% | 0.16%
Risk margin for uncertainty | 0.50% | 0.50%
Front Street Future Policyholder Benefits Reserve [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Liabilities |  |
Fair Value Measurements Non Performance Spread | 0.00% | 0.46%
Risk margin for uncertainty | 1.00% | 1.00%
Front Street Future Policyholder Benefits Reserve [Member] | Weighted Average [Member] |  |
Liabilities |  |
Risk margin for uncertainty |  |
Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring | $ 1,554.5 | $ 1,600.2
Funds Withheld Receivable | 1,535.3 | 1,579.9
Level 2 [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities | 0.0 | 0.0
Level 3 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring | 74.8 | 101.3
Funds Withheld Receivable | 74.8 | 84.4
Level 3 [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Funds Withheld Receivable | 15.4 | 19.5
Other invested assets | 0.0 | 2.8
Level 3 [Member] | Funds Withheld Receivables [Member] | Market Pricing [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 5.3 | 9.7
Level 3 [Member] | Funds Withheld Receivables [Member] | NAV [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 8.8 | 9.0
Level 3 [Member] | Funds Withheld Receivables [Member] | Broker Quoted [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 11.6 | 6.7
Level 3 [Member] | Funds Withheld Receivables [Member] | Matrix Pricing [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 33.7 | 39.5
Level 3 [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities | 0.0 | 14.1
Level 3 [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Broker Quoted [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 0.0 | 14.1
Level 3 [Member] | Fixed Index Annuity [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Derivative Liability | 139.9 | 142.3
Level 3 [Member] | Front Street Future Policyholder Benefits Reserve [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Derivative Liability | 629.0 | 629.2
Other Invested Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Other invested assets | 0.0 | 2.8
Other Invested Assets [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Other Invested Assets [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Other invested assets | $ 0.0 |
Other Invested Assets [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Other Invested Assets [Member] | Option Pricing [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Other invested assets |  | $ 2.8

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