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Realized Gains On Available For Sale Securities Pre Tax

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Total of accumulated other comprehensive loss related to that portion of other than temporary impairment (OTTI) due to factors other than credit losses on debt securities categorized either as available-for-sale or held-to-maturity that an entity does not intend to sell and which it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis of the debt security. The amount represented by this item is net of tax, as applicable.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 14A
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- Definition

Amount of investment of impaired financing receivables with related allowance for credit losses and without a related allowance for credit losses.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Amount of allowance to cover probable credit losses on loans and leases. Includes carryover of or adjustments to the allowance for loan losses in connection with business combinations. Excludes allowance for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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-Publisher SEC
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-Number Topic 6
-Section L
-Subsection 1

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The amount of other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses on equity securities, OTTI related to credit losses on debt securities, and OTTI losses on debt securities when the entity intends to sell the securities or it is more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell the securities before recovery of its amortized cost basis. Additionally, this item includes OTTI losses recognized during the period on investments accounted for under the cost method of accounting.

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Amount of restructured debt contingently payable based on the occurrence of future events or circumstances.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Investments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Investments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Commercial Mortgage Loan		$ 1,139,000,000	$ 1,509,000,000
Other-than-temporary impairment losses included in accumulated other comprehensive income		0
Taxable exchanges		3,000,000	72,400,000
Commercial Mortgage Loans
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Allowance for credit losses		0	0
Impaired loans		0	0
Commitments to fund borrowers troubled debt restructuring		0	0
Residential mortgage-backed securities ("RMBS")
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Other-than-temporary impairment losses		$ 0	$ 0
Predecessor \| Residential mortgage-backed securities ("RMBS")
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Other-than-temporary impairment losses	$ 0			$ 2,000