Insurance Operations - Statutory Capital and Surplus, and an Amount Representing Ten Percent of Total Liabilities for both UPCIC and APPCIC (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
UPCIC [Member]
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Ten percent of total liabilities	$ 47,451	$ 39,179
Statutory capital and surplus	183,064	161,803
APPCIC [Member]
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Ten percent of total liabilities	678	625
Statutory capital and surplus	$ 13,528	$ 13,708

The amount of statutory capital and surplus (stockholders' equity) as of the balance sheet date using prescribed or permitted statutory accounting practices (rather than GAAP, if different) of the state or country.

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 210.7-03.23(c))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 505

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (a)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6486098&loc=d3e24708-158529

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 24

-Subparagraph c

-Article 7

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Balance Type:	credit
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