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Mortgage Servicing Rights - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Mortgage servicing rights | $ 213,268,000 | $ 247,734,000
Mortgage Receivable |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Unpaid principal balance of loans serviced for others | 24,600,000,000 | $ 24,200,000,000
Impairment of intangible assets | $ 0 |

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