Securitization Activities - Activity Related to Securitizations Accounted for as Sales (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
May 31, 2014 Successor [Member]	May 31, 2013 Successor [Member]	May 31, 2014 Successor [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Predecessor [Member]
Securitization Vehicles [Line Items]
Transferred assets	$ 1,599.7	$ 2,184.0	$ 3,226.6	$ 2,735.2
Proceeds on new securitizations	1,600.1	2,190.9	3,228.2	2,751.3
Net revenues	0.9	4.8	1.6	12.9
Cash flows received on retained interests	$ 20.4	$ 11.1	$ 28.9	$ 32.3

Assets transferred due to securitization activities in which the Company had continuing involvement.

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- Definition

Proceeds On New Securitizations

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Cash Flows between a transferor and a transferee attributable to newly transferred assets related to either a securitization, asset-backed financing arrangement, or similar transfer in which the transferor has continuing involvement with the transferred financial assets underlying the transaction (including, but not limited to, servicing, recourse, and restrictions on transferor's interests in the transferred financial assets).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 860

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

-Subparagraph b

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A gain (loss) realized on a transfer, accounted for as a sale, of all or a portion of financial assets in which the transferor surrenders control and receives consideration other than a beneficial interest in the assets transferred. Reflects the amount of sales proceeds in excess of, or deficient from, the sum of the carrying amounts of transferred financial assets plus transaction costs.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.7,9)

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