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Insurance Operations - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Dividend paid to immediate parent company	$ 164,100,000	$ 231,900,000	$ 149,900,000
UPCIC
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Dividend paid to immediate parent company	0	0
APPCIC
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Dividend paid to immediate parent company	$ 0	$ 0
UPCIC and APPCIC
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Minimum capitalization rate	10.00%
UPCIC and APPCIC \| Minimum
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Minimum capitalization amount	$ 15,000,000