Investment Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss

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Investment Securities in Unrealized Loss Position, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions, Total

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Percent of Unrealized Losses

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Probability of default.

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Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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This item represents the aggregate fair value of investments in debt and equity securities in an unrealized loss position which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities.

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Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock represents an equity interest in a FHLB. It does not have a readily determinable fair value because its ownership is restricted and it lacks a market (liquidity).

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 325
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=75031641&loc=d3e63345-112809

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The amount of other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses on equity securities, OTTI related to credit losses on debt securities, and OTTI losses on debt securities when the entity intends to sell the securities or it is more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell the securities before recovery of its amortized cost basis. Additionally, this item includes OTTI losses recognized during the period on investments accounted for under the cost method of accounting.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Impairment of Investment Securities - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Other than temporary impairment charges recognized			$ 0	$ 0
Amortized Cost	$ 872,153,000		872,153,000		$ 740,846,000
Securities available for sale, at fair value	851,243,000		851,243,000		731,358,000
Investment Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	36,394,000		$ 36,394,000		18,534,000
Probability of default			100.00%
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock	$ 25,327,000		$ 25,327,000		29,837,000
Investment Securities in Unrealized Loss Position, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions, Total	157		157
Pooled Trust Preferred Collateralized Debt Obligations [Member]
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Securities available for sale, at fair value					23,646,000
Investment Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss					4,379,000
Trust preferred collateralized debt obligations [Member]
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Other than temporary impairment charges recognized				$ 0
Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Securities available for sale, at fair value	$ 21,089,000		$ 21,089,000		16,493,000
Pooled Trust Preferred Securities [Member]
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Other than temporary impairment charges recognized		$ 0
Equity Securities [Member]
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Other than temporary impairment charges recognized	0	$ 0
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value	$ 0		$ 0		0
Obligations of U.S. Government-Sponsored Enterprises - Other Government-Sponsored Enterprises [Member]
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Percent of Unrealized Losses	85.00%		85.00%
Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Securities available for sale, at fair value	$ 851,243,000		$ 851,243,000		731,358,000
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock	25,327,000		25,327,000
Pooled Trust Preferred Collateralized Debt Obligations [Member]
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	0		0		27,499,000
Securities available for sale, at fair value	$ 0		$ 0		$ 23,646,000