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Changes in Residential and Participation Mortgage Servicing Rights (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2016
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Carrying value, beginning of year |  | $ 228,099 |
Carrying value, end of period |  | 228,800 |
Mortgage Servicing Rights Residential |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Carrying value, beginning of year |  | 228,099 | $ 243,389
Additions |  | 7,574 | 7,948
Due to changes in interest rates |  | 2,013 | (24,286)
Due to model assumption changes | [1] |  | (8,838)
Due to loan payoffs |  | (6,963) | (8,750)
Due to passage of time and other changes |  | (1,923) | (1,376)
Carrying value, end of period |  | 228,800 | 208,087
Mortgage Servicing Rights Participation |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Carrying value, beginning of year |  | 5,862 | 4,345
Additions |  | 406 | 1,250
Amortization |  | (762) | (414)
Carrying value, end of period |  | $ 5,506 | $ 5,181
[1] | 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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