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Investments - Portfolio of Asset-Backed Loans and Other Invested Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Jun. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014
Asset-backed loans, by major industry: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total asset-backed loans | $ 82.0 |  | $ 82.0 |  |  | $ 274.6 |  |
Less: Allowance for credit losses | 33.8 |  | 33.8 |  |  | 47.9 |  |
Total asset-backed loans, net | 48.2 |  | 48.2 |  |  | 226.7 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses | 33.8 | $ 32.1 | 33.8 | $ 32.1 | $ 47.8 | 47.9 | $ 22.7 | $ 5.5
Provision for Loan, Lease, and Other Losses | 11.7 | $ (9.4) | (2.7) | $ (77.7) |  |  |  |
Apparel [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset-backed loans, by major industry: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total asset-backed loans | 34.9 |  | 34.9 |  |  | 66.0 |  |
Jewelry [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset-backed loans, by major industry: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total asset-backed loans | 16.8 |  | 16.8 |  |  | 36.9 |  |
Manufacturing [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset-backed loans, by major industry: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total asset-backed loans | 11.9 |  | 11.9 |  |  | 32.7 |  |
Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset-backed loans, by major industry: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total asset-backed loans | 13.2 |  | 13.2 |  |  | 93.1 |  |
Electronics [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset-backed loans, by major industry: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total asset-backed loans | $ 5.2 |  | $ 5.2 |  |  | $ 45.9 |  |

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