Fair value assets level one to level two transfers amount.

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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
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
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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
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (b)
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Paragraph 4
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-SubTopic 50
-Topic 860
-Publisher FASB
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Fair value portion of mortgage loans held-for-sale.

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Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Temporary impairment of mortgage servicing rights	$ 0	$ 0
Fair value measurement of intangible assets	0	$ 0
Transfers from Level 1 to Level 2 for financial assets	0
Transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 for financial assets	0
Transfers from Level 1 to Level 2 for financial liabilities	0
Transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 for financial liabilities	0
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
Loans held for sale were past due or on nonaccrual status	$ 0		$ 0
Derivatives [Member] \| Weighted Average [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Sales Price Of Loans Held For Sale Increase Percentage	0.15%
Derivatives [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Sales Price Of Loans Held For Sale Increase Percentage	0.034%
Derivatives [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Sales Price Of Loans Held For Sale Increase Percentage	0.336%
Loans Held For Sale [Member] \| Weighted Average [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Sales Price Of Loans Held For Sale Increase Percentage	0.15%
Loans Held For Sale [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Sales Price Of Loans Held For Sale Increase Percentage	0.034%
Loans Held For Sale [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Sales Price Of Loans Held For Sale Increase Percentage	0.336%