Loans and the Allowance for Credit Losses - Allowance for Credit Losses and Recorded Investments in Loans (Parenthetical) (Detail) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Receivables [Abstract]
Troubled debt restructuring threshold	$ 1

Threshold for individually evaluating commercial loans for impairment.

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