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Interest rate on the amount to be repaid to the counterparty to the repurchase agreement when the carrying amount (or market value, if higher than the carrying amount) of securities or other assets sold under the repurchase agreement exceeds 10 percent of total assets.

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Amount, after effects of master netting arrangements, of securities borrowed from entities in exchange for collateral offset against an obligation to return collateral under a master netting arrangement. Includes assets not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset.

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SECURITIES SOLD UNDER AGREEMENTS TO REPURCHASE - Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Reverse repurchase agreements	$ 0		$ 0
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase fixed rate		3.90%
Maximum [Member] \| 3-Month LIBOR [Member]
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase interest rate	1.32%
Minimum [Member] \| 3-Month LIBOR [Member]
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase interest rate	1.30%
long term debt [member]
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Reverse repurchase agreements		$ 200,000
long term debt [member] \| Weighted Average [Member]
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase interest rate	3.35%		1.77%