Investments - Summarized Fair Value and Gross Unrealized Losses on Securities Available for Sale (Detail) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) Security	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Security
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Less than 12 months, Number of issues \| Security	271	323
Less than 12 months, Fair value	$ 392,082	$ 430,540
Less than 12 months, Unrealized losses	$ (6,452)	$ (8,415)
12 months or longer, Number of issues \| Security	15	15
12 months or longer, Fair value	$ 27,486	$ 28,018
12 months or longer, Unrealized losses	(2,610)	$ (3,195)
Equity Securities [Member]
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
12 months or longer, Fair value	$ 9,200
U.S. Government Obligations and Agencies [Member] \| Fixed Maturities [Member]
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Less than 12 months, Number of issues \| Security	12	11
Less than 12 months, Fair value	$ 72,345	$ 70,453
Less than 12 months, Unrealized losses	$ (540)	$ (608)
12 months or longer, Number of issues \| Security	2	2
12 months or longer, Fair value	$ 3,511	$ 3,504
12 months or longer, Unrealized losses	$ (47)	$ (62)
Corporate Bonds [Member] \| Fixed Maturities [Member]
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Less than 12 months, Number of issues \| Security	92	116
Less than 12 months, Fair value	$ 76,775	$ 96,379
Less than 12 months, Unrealized losses	$ (934)	$ (1,219)
12 months or longer, Number of issues \| Security	2	4
12 months or longer, Fair value	$ 289	$ 3,250
12 months or longer, Unrealized losses	$ (41)	$ (80)
Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities [Member] \| Fixed Maturities [Member]
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Less than 12 months, Number of issues \| Security	86	73
Less than 12 months, Fair value	$ 148,308	$ 149,928
Less than 12 months, Unrealized losses	$ (1,651)	$ (1,923)
12 months or longer, Number of issues \| Security	8	5
12 months or longer, Fair value	$ 14,521	$ 9,660
12 months or longer, Unrealized losses	$ (146)	$ (115)
Municipal Bonds [Member] \| Fixed Maturities [Member]
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Less than 12 months, Number of issues \| Security	65	69
Less than 12 months, Fair value	$ 76,343	$ 79,402
Less than 12 months, Unrealized losses	$ (3,177)	$ (3,726)
Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member] \| Fixed Maturities [Member]
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Less than 12 months, Number of issues \| Security	14	50
Less than 12 months, Fair value	$ 1,606	$ 6,340
Less than 12 months, Unrealized losses	$ (29)	$ (158)
Common Stock [Member] \| Equity Securities [Member]
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Less than 12 months, Number of issues \| Security	1	1
Less than 12 months, Fair value	$ 20	$ 18
Less than 12 months, Unrealized losses	$ (5)	$ (7)
12 months or longer, Number of issues \| Security	2	2
12 months or longer, Fair value	$ 75	$ 75
12 months or longer, Unrealized losses	$ (114)	$ (115)
Mutual Funds [Member] \| Equity Securities [Member]
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Less than 12 months, Number of issues \| Security	1	3
Less than 12 months, Fair value	$ 16,685	$ 28,020
Less than 12 months, Unrealized losses	$ (116)	$ (774)
12 months or longer, Number of issues \| Security	1	2
12 months or longer, Fair value	$ 9,090	$ 11,529
12 months or longer, Unrealized losses	$ (2,262)	$ (2,823)

Amount of accumulated unrealized loss on investments in debt and equity securities classified as available-for-sale that have been in a continuous loss position for twelve months or longer.

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