Insurance Reserves - Insurance Reserve Activity (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Liability For Future Policy Benefits Activity [Abstract]
Beginning Balance	$ 47,852	$ 49,376
Expense provisions	1,527	766
Cash payments	(430)	(5,418)
Ending Balance	$ 48,949	$ 44,724

The sum of the known and estimated amounts payable as of the balance sheet date to policyholders pertaining to insured events for long-duration contracts, which can be viewed as either (a) the present value of future benefits to be paid to or on behalf of policyholders and expenses less the present value of future net premiums payable under the insurance contracts or (b) the accumulated amount of net premiums already collected less the accumulated amount of benefits and expenses already paid to or on behalf of policyholders.

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