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Reinsurance - Prepaid Reinsurance Premiums and Reinsurance Recoverable and Receivable (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Reinsurance Disclosures [Abstract]
Prepaid reinsurance premiums	$ 124,385	$ 114,673
Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses and LAE	106	13,540	$ 47,350	$ 68,584
Reinsurance recoverable (payable) on paid losses	(1,532)	9,313
Reinsurance receivable, net	186	353
Reinsurance recoverable (payable) and receivable	$ (1,240)	$ 23,206

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The unexpired portion of premiums ceded on policies in force as of the balance sheet date.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Prepaid Reinsurance Premiums
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6521719

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 340
-Section 25
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6485982&loc=d3e22818-158507

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Amount, after valuation allowance, recoverable under reinsurance contracts for losses reported to the ceding insurer but not yet paid and amounts expected for incurred losses and settlement expenses, which have not yet been reported to the ceding insurer.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 40
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (cc)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65670824&loc=d3e14764-158437

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 310
-Section 45
-Paragraph 6
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Reinsurance receivable, net.

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Amount, after valuation allowance, recoverable (payable) under reinsurance contracts for losses reported to and paid by the ceding insurer.

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