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Mortgage Servicing Rights - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2016
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage servicing rights | $ 234,306,000 |  | $ 233,961,000
Mortgage Banking Income |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Contractually specified servicing fees, late fees, and ancillary fees earned in exchange for servicing financial assets | 311,000 | $ 310,000 |
Mortgage Receivable |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance of loans serviced for others | 25,200,000,000 |  | $ 25,100,000,000
Impairment of intangible assets | $ 0 | $ 0 |

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