Investment Securities - Amortized Cost and Estimated Fair Value of Debt Securities Available for Sale (Detail) (1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Investment Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 947,345	$ 896,495
Securities available for sale, at fair value	972,626	902,292
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	25,496	8,906
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax	215	3,109
Obligations of U.S. Government-Sponsored Enterprises - Other Government-Sponsored Enterprises [Member]
Investment Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	1,000	1,000
Securities available for sale, at fair value	1,004	1,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	4	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax	0	$ 0
US Government Agencies Residential Mortgage-backed Securities [Member]
Investment Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	243,300
Securities available for sale, at fair value	248,900
Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by US Government Sponsored Enterprises [Member]
Investment Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	670,300
Securities available for sale, at fair value	689,200
Debt Securities [Member]
Investment Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	947,345
Securities available for sale, at fair value	$ 972,626

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Amount, before tax, of unrealized gain in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) on investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale).

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-Publisher FASB
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-Section 50
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Amount, before tax, of unrealized loss in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) on investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale).

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

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