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Fair value assets level two to level one transfers amount.

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The transfer of financial liabilities using Level 1 fair value measurement techniques to financial assets using Level 3 fair value measurement techniques.

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Fair value liabilities level one to level two transfers amount.

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The transfer of financial liabilities using Level 3 fair value measurement techniques to financial liabilities using Level 1 fair value measurement techniques.

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The transfer of financial liabilities using Level 3 fair value measurement techniques to financial liabilities using Level 2 fair value measurement techniques.

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Fair value liabilities level two to level one transfers amount.

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The transfer of financial liabilities using Level 2 fair value measurement techniques to financial liabilities using Level 3 fair value measurement techniques.

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Percentage increase to investor's indicated pricing based on historical sales prices for loans held for sale and associated derivatives.

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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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Fair value portion of assets, excluding financial assets, that lack physical substance, having a limited useful life.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
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-Section 50
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The adjustment to the carrying value of the rights retained or purchased to service mortgages. These adjustments are made when the estimate of the fair value is changed. This element is a noncash adjustment to net income when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
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Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Transfers from Level 1 to Level 3 for financial liabilities	$ 0
Transfers from Level 3 to Level 1 for financial liabilities	0
Transfers from Level 2 to Level 3 for financial liabilities	0
Transfers from Level 3 to Level 2 for financial liabilities	0
Fair value measurement of intangible assets	0	$ 0
Temporary impairment of mortgage servicing rights	0	$ 0
Transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 for financial liabilities	0		$ 0
Transfers from Level 1 to Level 2 for financial liabilities	0		0
Transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 for financial assets	0		0
Transfers from Level 1 to Level 2 for financial assets	$ 0		$ 0
Loans Held For Sale [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Sales price of loans held for sale increase percentage	0.03%
Loans Held For Sale [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Sales price of loans held for sale increase percentage	0.96%
Loans Held For Sale [Member] \| Weighted Average [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Sales price of loans held for sale increase percentage	0.13%
Derivatives [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Sales price of loans held for sale increase percentage	0.03%
Derivatives [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Sales price of loans held for sale increase percentage	0.96%
Derivatives [Member] \| Weighted Average [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Sales price of loans held for sale increase percentage	0.13%