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Changes in Residential and Participation Mortgage Servicing Rights (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Carrying value, beginning of year |  | $ 243,389 |  |
Carrying value, end of period |  | 228,099 | $ 243,389 |
Mortgage Servicing Rights Residential |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Carrying value, beginning of year | [1] | 243,389 | 227,297 |
Additions |  | 45,588 | 48,990 | [1]
Due to changes in interest rates |  | 3,341 | 11,981 | [1]
Due to model assumption changes | [2] | (13,088) | (1,506) | [1]
Due to loan payoffs |  | (33,425) | (27,288) | [1]
Due to passage of time and other changes |  | (17,706) | (16,085) | [1]
Carrying value, end of period |  | 228,099 | 243,389 | [1]
Mortgage Servicing Rights Participation |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Carrying value, beginning of year | [1] | 4,345 |  |
Additions |  | 3,774 | 5,063 | [1]
Amortization |  | (2,257) | (718) | [1]
Carrying value, end of period |  | $ 5,862 | $ 4,345 | [1]
[1] | The presentation of the 2015 amounts has been modified to conform with the 2016 presentation.
[2] | Represents changes in fair value driven by changes to the inputs to the valuation model related to assumed prepayment speeds.

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- Definition Amount of increase (decrease) in fair value from changes in the assumptions or model used to calculate the fair value of a contract to service financial assets under which the benefits of servicing are expected to more than adequately compensate the servicer. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 860 -SubTopic 50 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (a)(4)(i) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68078379&loc=d3e122625-111746 + Details
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- Definition Amount of amortization of contract to service financial assets under which the benefits of servicing are expected to more than adequately compensate the servicer. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 860 -SubTopic 50 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (a)(4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68078379&loc=d3e122739-111746 + Details
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