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Investments - Summary of Amortized Cost and Fair Value of Investments in Fixed Maturity Securities, Classified as Held-to-Maturity (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Sep. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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Investment [Line Items] |  |
Within one year, Amortized Cost | $ 130,685 |
After one year through five years, Amortized Cost | 328,360 |
After five years through ten years, Amortized Cost | 70,889 |
After ten years, Amortized Cost | 536 |
Held-to-Maturity, Amortized Cost | 599,087 | 536,583
Within one year, Fair Value | 132,090 |
After one year through five years, Fair Value | 343,614 |
After five years through ten years, Fair Value | 76,599 |
After ten years, Fair Value | 615 |
Total, Fair Value | 625,783 | 561,179
U.S. Agency-Based Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Held-to-maturity, Amortized Cost | 18,012 |
Held-to-maturity, Fair Value | 19,747 |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Held-to-maturity, Amortized Cost | 47,657 |
Held-to-maturity, Fair Value | 50,028 |
Asset-Backed Securities [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Held-to-maturity, Amortized Cost | 2,948 |
Held-to-maturity, Fair Value | $ 3,090 |

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- Definition Amortized cost of held-to-maturity debt securities maturing in the sixth through tenth rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet. For interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. + References No definition available. + Details
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