Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses - Troubled Debt Restructured Loans and Commitments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructurings [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Recorded Investment	$ 24,472	$ 25,359
Loans and Leases Receivable, Impaired, Commitment to Lend	220	358
Letter of Credit [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructurings [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Impaired, Commitment to Lend	60	0
Unused lines of Credit [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructurings [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Impaired, Commitment to Lend	160	358
Accrual Loans [Member] [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructurings [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Recorded Investment	13,990	13,790
Non Accrual Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructurings [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Recorded Investment	$ 10,482	$ 11,569

Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructurings [Line Items] [Line Items]

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- Definition

The amount of the outstanding recorded investment related to financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 40
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25495931&loc=d3e18845-111554

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Recorded Investment
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65880944

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- Definition

Reflects the unfunded portion of contractual agreements to lend funds to borrowers for loans whose terms have been modified by troubled debt restructuring.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 40
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25495931&loc=d3e18794-111554

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