| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2415402 - Disclosure - Loans Payable - Amounts of Outstanding and Accrued Interest (Detail) (http://www.enstargroup.com/role/LoansPayableAmountsOfOutstandingAndAccruedInterestDetail) |
| Table | Line of Credit Facility [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001363829 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-11-18 - 2016-11-18 | 2014-12-24 - 2014-12-24 | 2014-09-16 - 2014-09-16 | 2016-12-31 | 2015-12-31 | |||||||
| Long-term Debt, Type [Axis] | Long-term Debt, Type [Axis] | Long-term Debt, Type [Axis] | Long-term Debt, Type [Axis] | Long-term Debt, Type [Axis] | |||||||
| Loan facilities | Loan facilities | Loan facilities | Loan facilities | Long-term Debt, Type [Domain] | Loan facilities | Long-term Debt, Type [Domain] | |||||
| Debt Instrument [Axis] | Debt Instrument [Axis] | Debt Instrument [Axis] | Debt Instrument [Axis] | Debt Instrument [Axis] | Debt Instrument [Axis] | Debt Instrument [Axis] | |||||
| EGL Term Loan Facility | Sussex Facility | EGL Revolving Credit Facility | EGL Revolving Credit Facility | Sussex Facility | EGL Term Loan Facility | Debt Instrument, Name [Domain] | EGL Revolving Credit Facility | Sussex Facility | EGL Term Loan Facility | Debt Instrument, Name [Domain] | |
Term | |||||||||||
Total loans payable | 673,603,000 | 599,750,000 | |||||||||