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Investment Securities - Narrative (Detail) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Investment Securities - Narrative (Detail) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) Investment	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) Investment
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Carrying value of securities pledged to secure public deposits and other contractual obligations	$ 322,000				$ 340,800
Pledging requirements for credit derivatives and SWAP agreements - securities	$ 34,900				$ 12,500
Number of investments in non federal issuer representing more than 10% of shareholder's equity \| Investment	0				0
Maximum investment in any single non-federal issuer representing shareholders equity	10.00%				10.00%
Fair value of securites AFS in unrealized loss position for which an ACL has not been recorded	$ 0				$ 138,598
Unrealized losses included in fair value of securities AFS in unrealized loss position for which an ACL has not been recorded	0				5,505
Proceeds from sales	63,565	$ 15,494
Debt securities, available-for-sale, allowance for credit loss	855
Equity Securities [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Proceeds from sales	0
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Fair value of securites AFS in unrealized loss position for which an ACL has not been recorded					70,499
Unrealized losses included in fair value of securities AFS in unrealized loss position for which an ACL has not been recorded					475
Debt securities, available-for-sale, allowance for credit loss	$ 0
Corporate Bonds [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Fair value of securites AFS in unrealized loss position for which an ACL has not been recorded					66,504
Unrealized losses included in fair value of securities AFS in unrealized loss position for which an ACL has not been recorded					5,007
Number of securities \| Investment	8
Debt securities, available-for-sale, allowance for credit loss	$ 855		$ 897	$ 0	$ 0
Provision for Other Credit Losses	555
Other Noninterest Income [Member] \| Equity Securities [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Net realized gain on investment securities	$ (292)	$ 33