Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 33
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Post-modification amount of investment in financing receivables modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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Pre-modification amount of investment in financing receivables modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses - Summary of Troubled Debt Restructurings (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) TDRs	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) TDRs	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) TDRs	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) TDRs	Sep. 30, 2017 TDRs
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| TDRs				56	16
Pre- Modification Investment				$ 41,452
Post- Modification Investment				$ 41,378
Medallion [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| TDRs	10	7	17	54
Pre- Modification Investment	$ 4,810	$ 2,994	$ 7,505	$ 34,905
Post- Modification Investment	$ 4,810	$ 2,994	$ 7,505	$ 34,831
Commercial Loans [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| TDRs				2
Pre- Modification Investment				$ 6,547
Post- Modification Investment				$ 6,547