Investments - Summary of Fair Value, Including Financial Guarantee, and Weighted-Average Underlying Rating, Excluding Financial Guarantee, of Insured Securities (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Ambac UK [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Asset-backed securities fair value	$ 118,813	$ 119,802