Loans and Leases - Reserve for Commercial TDRs Included in Allowance for Credit Losses (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
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Valuation for impairment of loans with pooled reserves	$ 500,000	$ 500,000

Threshold for valuation of commercial loans to be evaluated for pooled reserves.

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Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant