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Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts - Summary of Gross Premium Receivable Roll-Forward (Direct and Assumed Contracts) (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Insurance [Abstract]    
Beginning premium receivable $ 1,620,621 $ 2,028,479
Premium payments received (35,115) (155,626)
Adjustments for changes in expected life of homogeneous pools and actual changes to contractual cash flows (14,524) (299,906)
Accretion of premium receivable discount 11,190 50,407
Uncollectible premiums (201) (28,031)
Other adjustments (including foreign exchange) (38,873) 25,298
Ending premium receivable $ 1,543,098 $ 1,620,621