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Changes in Fair Value of Loans Held for Sale (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Mortgage Banking Income	[1]	$ (18,845)	$ 14,628	$ (55,195)	$ (2,946)
Loans held for sale
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Mortgage Banking Income	[1]	12,143	17	19,043	4,386
Mortgage servicing rights
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Mortgage Banking Income	[1]	$ (30,988)	$ 14,611	$ (74,238)	$ (7,332)
[1] Does not include the effect of hedging activities, which is included in "Other non-interest income."

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For each line item in the statement of financial position, the amounts of gains and losses from fair value changes included in earnings.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 825
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 30
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6957238&loc=d3e14172-108612

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