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Investment Securities - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
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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