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Investment Securities - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Abstract] |  |
Available-for-sale, investment securities held with maturity dates more than one year and less than two years | $ 48,700,000 | $ 0

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