Loans - Impaired Loans Classified as Troubled Debt Restructured (Detail) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Contract	Dec. 31, 2014 Contract
Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Contracts Modified in the Last 12 Months \| Contract	1	0
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 25
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 24
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Contracts Modified in the Last 12 Months \| Contract	1	0
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 528
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 430

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Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings within the previous 12 months and for which there was a payment default.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 34
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49124121&loc=SL6953682-111524

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