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Investments - Schedule of Amortized Cost and Fair Value on Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost or Amortized Cost | $ 534,153 | $ 489,846
Fair Value | 532,984 | 483,318
Mortgage-backed securities [Member] | Agency [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost or Amortized Cost | 83,623 | 74,353
Fair Value | 83,897 | 73,854
Mortgage-backed securities [Member] | Non Agency [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost or Amortized Cost | 17,411 | 10,430
Fair Value | 17,383 | 10,183
Asset-backed securities [Member] | Auto Loans [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost or Amortized Cost | 39,247 | 29,883
Fair Value | 39,360 | 29,712
Asset-backed securities [Member] | Credit Card Receivables [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost or Amortized Cost | 34,706 | 32,225
Fair Value | 34,763 | 31,985
Asset-backed securities [Member] | Other Receivables [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost or Amortized Cost | 8,121 | 4,437
Fair Value | 8,119 | 4,426
Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost or Amortized Cost | 183,108 | 151,328
Fair Value | $ 183,522 | $ 150,160

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