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Number Of Commitments To Lend Additional Funds For Troubled Debt Restructurings

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Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of accrued interest on financing receivable.

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Amount excluding accrued interest, of allowance for credit loss on financing receivable.

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Amount excluding accrued interest, before allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable.

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Amount of financing receivable modified as troubled debt restructuring.

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Amount at purchase price of financing receivable purchased with credit deterioration.

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Loans and Leases Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans and Leases - Additional Information (Detail)			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) Commitment	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) Commitment	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) Loan Commitment	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) Loan	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) Loan Commitment	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) Loan	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) Commitment	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Accrued interest	$ 87,700,000	$ 76,600,000	$ 87,700,000		$ 87,700,000		$ 76,600,000
Loans receivable, excluding accrued interest	15,354,084,000	15,608,989,000	15,354,084,000		15,354,084,000		15,608,989,000
Loans and leases receivable	7,970,599,000	7,575,368,000	7,970,599,000		7,970,599,000		7,575,368,000
Interest income			233,097,000	$ 132,107,000	$ 538,822,000	$ 366,634,000
Loans held for sale, average life from purchase to sale					30 days
Allowance for credit loss, excluding accrued interest	131,496,000	144,176,000	131,496,000	$ 155,561,000	$ 131,496,000	$ 155,561,000	144,176,000	$ 125,436,000	$ 159,905,000	$ 56,379,000
Allowance for credit loss, period decrease					12,700,000
Loans reported as TDR	17,000,000	16,100,000	17,000,000		$ 17,000,000		16,100,000
Minimum performance requirement (months)					6 months
Lease receivable, TDR	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0		$ 0		$ 0
Number of loans \| Loan			43	67	174	105
Number of commitments to lend additional funds (commitment) \| Commitment	0	0	0		0		0
Purchased-credit-impaired loans	$ 11,000,000	$ 13,400,000			$ 11,000,000		$ 13,400,000
Loans pledged as collateral	3,700,000,000	8,500,000,000	$ 3,700,000,000		$ 3,700,000,000		8,500,000,000
Troubled Debt Restructurings
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Impairment modification minimum period (months)					9 months
Small Business Administration (SBA), CARES Act, Paycheck Protection Program
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Loans and leases receivable	5,000,000,000	4,600,000,000	5,000,000,000		$ 5,000,000,000		4,600,000,000
Interest income			117,100,000	$ 24,300,000	197,100,000	$ 36,000,000
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Amount deferred, CARES Act	73,400,000	202,100,000	73,400,000		73,400,000		202,100,000
Consumer loans
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Amount deferred, CARES Act	6,700,000	16,400,000	$ 6,700,000		$ 6,700,000		16,400,000
Forgiveness of debt
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of loans \| Loan			0	0	0	0
Commercial Real Estate \| Commercial and industrial \| Collateral Dependent Loan
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Loans receivable, excluding accrued interest	$ 41,600,000	59,500,000	$ 41,600,000		$ 41,600,000		59,500,000
Government-Guaranteed Collateral \| Small Business Administration (SBA), CARES Act, Paycheck Protection Program
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Loans pledged as collateral		$ 4,600,000,000					$ 4,600,000,000