Investments - Number of Fixed Maturity Securities with Gross Unrealized Gains and Losses (Detail) - Security	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Abstract]
Number of Securities with Gross Unrealized Losses Less than or equal to 12 months	12	21
Number of Securities with Gross Unrealized Losses Greater than 12 months	0	4
Number of Securities with Gross Unrealized Gains	57	70

Number of available for sale securities continuous unrealized loss position less than twelve months.

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