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Fair Value Measurements - Information about Valuation Inputs for Fixed Income Securities Classified as Level 3 (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
Corporate obligations [Member] |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |  |
Coupon rate | 0.345% | 0.60%
Maturity | 21 years 1 month 21 days | 21 years 5 months 9 days
Yield | 6.08% | 7.20%
U.S. agency obligations [Member] |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |  |
Coupon rate |  | 6.91%
Maturity |  | 1 year 3 months 29 days
Yield |  | 2.13%
Collateralized debt obligations [Member] |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |  |
Coupon rate | 1.05% | 0.86%
Maturity | 1 year 6 months 4 days | 1 year 6 months 18 days
Yield | 5.92% | 11.79%
Other commercial asset-backed [Member] |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |  |
Coupon rate | 0.71% | 1.41%
Maturity | 7 years 10 months 10 days | 3 years
Yield | 7.50% | 4.50%
European ABS transactions [Member] |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |  |
Coupon rate | 1.64% | 1.56%
Maturity | 12 years 4 months 2 days | 11 years 11 months 27 days
Yield | 4.02% | 3.90%

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