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Statutory Financial Information - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Statutory Financial Information Disclosures [Abstract]      
Consolidated statutory policyholders' surplus $ 9,664.4 $ 8,560.0  
Statutory net income 1,416.2 $ 1,022.3 $ 1,333.1
Consolidated statutory policyholders' surplus, net admitted assets of insurance subsidiaries and affiliate that are required to meet minimum statutory surplus requirements in such entities' states of domicile 830.1    
Aggregate cash dividends paid to the parent company by subsidiaries 872.8    
Maximum aggregate dividend amount subsidiaries could pay without prior approval from regulatory authorities $ 1,390.5