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Statutory Surplus and Dividend restrictions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dividends Payable [Line Items]      
Maximum amount of dividend to be paid $ 105,200,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryAmountAvailableForDividendPayments    
Dividends paid by Guaranty 25,000,000us-gaap_CashDividendsPaidToParentCompany 0us-gaap_CashDividendsPaidToParentCompany 0us-gaap_CashDividendsPaidToParentCompany
Surplus for guaranty 525,800,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryCapitalAndSurplusBalance 473,700,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryCapitalAndSurplusBalance  
Statutory net income (losses) 53,200,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryNetIncomeAmount 43,000,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryNetIncomeAmount 10,500,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryNetIncomeAmount
Statutory capital and surplus necessary to satisfy regulatory requirements for guaranty 2,000,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryCapitalAndSurplusRequired    
Guaranty recorded surplus 1,000,000us-gaap_StateInsuranceDepartmentStatutoryToNAICAmountOfReconcilingItem 27,200,000us-gaap_StateInsuranceDepartmentStatutoryToNAICAmountOfReconcilingItem  
Maximum | Underwriter entities      
Dividends Payable [Line Items]      
Statutory capital and surplus necessary to satisfy regulatory requirements for guaranty $ 15,000,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryCapitalAndSurplusRequired
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