Business Combinations - Schedule of Changes in Accretable Discounts Related Acquired Non-Covered Loans (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule Of Covered Loans Acquired Accretable Discounts [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of year	$ 25,493	$ 16,698	$ 16,698
Additions due to acquisitions	0	0	0
Accretion	(20,822)	(36,552)	(42,208)
Other activity, net	16,070	50,703	51,003
Balance, end of year	20,741	30,849	25,493
Non-Covered Loans [Member]
Schedule Of Covered Loans Acquired Accretable Discounts [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of year	26,189
Additions due to acquisitions	7,799		26,189
Accretion	(5,840)
Other activity, net	916
Balance, end of year	$ 29,064		$ 26,189

Certain loans acquired in transfer accounted for as debt securities accretable yield other activity net.

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Current period recognition due to accretion of the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in the loan for loans accounted for as debt securities, with evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination that were acquired by completion of a transfer for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

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Increases in the aggregate excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in the loan due to the acquisition of similar loans accounted for as debt securities during the period. This relates to loans accounted for as debt securities, with evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination that were acquired by completion of a transfer for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable.

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Amount of the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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