Mortgage Loans, Sorted by Applicable Credit Quality Indicators, Loan to Value Ratio (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans	$ 1,730.4	$ 1,712.7
Loan to Value Ratio Below or Equal to 65 Percent
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans	657.8	624.7
Loan To Value Ratio Above 65 To 75 Percent
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans	847.3	858.8
Loan To Value Ratio Above 75 To 85 Percent
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans	131.5	142.5
Loan To Value Ratio Above 85 Percent
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans	$ 93.8	$ 86.7

The balance represents the amount of loans that are secured by real estate mortgages, offset by the reserve to cover probable credit losses on the loan portfolio.

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