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Investments - Summary of Sources of Collateral Received and Various Investment Agreement in which Collateral Pledged (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value of Securities Placed in Trust | $ 369,127 | $ 396,100
Successor [Member] | Cash and Securities Pledged Directly from Investment Portfolio [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value of Cash and Underlying Securities | 370,964 | 338,007
Fair Value of Cash and Securities Pledged to Investment and Repurchase Agreement Counterparties | 88,933 | 108,379
Fair Value of Cash and Securities Pledged to Derivative Counterparties | $ 282,031 | $ 229,628

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