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Summary of Repurchase Agreements Accounted for Secured Borrowings (Detail) - GSE debentures and mortgage-related securities $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
30-90 Days
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements	$ 1,250,000
Greater than 90 Days
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements	$ 250,000

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- Definition

Amount, before effects of master netting arrangements, of financial assets loaned to entities in exchange for collateral and funds outstanding borrowed in the form of a financial asset repurchase agreement between the entity and another party for the sale and repurchase of identical or substantially the same financial assets at a date certain for a specified price. Includes liabilities not subject to a master netting arrangement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 860
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 7
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64858031&loc=SL34722452-111729

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 860
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 7
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64858031&loc=SL34722452-111729

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