Federal Home Loan Bank Advances - Summary of Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") Advances (Parenthetical) (Detail) - Old National Bank [Member] - Federal Home Loan Bank Advances [Member]	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances [Line Items]
Maturity, Start date	Apr. 30, 2017
Maturity, End date	Jan. 31, 2025
Minimum [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances [Line Items]
Fixed rates	0.66%
Variable rates	0.95%
Maximum [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances [Line Items]
Fixed rates	6.08%
Variable rates	1.32%

Latest date the outstanding debt instruments are required to be repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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