Employee Benefit Arrangements - Expected Future Contributions and Benefit Payments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Pension Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Expected contributions, next fiscal year	$ 53.5
Other Postretirement Benefits
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Expected contributions, next fiscal year	$ 4.7

Amount of employer's best estimate of contributions expected to be paid to the plan during the next fiscal year beginning after the date of the latest statement of financial position.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (g)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28361610&loc=d3e1928-114920

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