Fair Value Information - Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps, liabilities	$ 639,992	$ 700,048
Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps, assets	0	0
Carrying Value [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps, assets	13,132	9,344
Interest rate swaps, liabilities	13,132	9,344
Fair Value on Recurring Basis [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total assets	0	0
Total liabilities	0	0
Fair Value on Recurring Basis [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total assets	2,307,791	2,377,990
Total liabilities	13,132	9,344
Fair Value on Recurring Basis [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total assets	0	0
Total liabilities	0	0
Fair Value on Recurring Basis [Member] \| Municipal Bonds [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment securities - AFS	0	0
Fair Value on Recurring Basis [Member] \| Municipal Bonds [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment securities - AFS	156,225	160,973
Fair Value on Recurring Basis [Member] \| Municipal Bonds [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment securities - AFS	0	0
Fair Value on Recurring Basis [Member] \| Government Agency/GSEs [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment securities - AFS	0	0
Fair Value on Recurring Basis [Member] \| Government Agency/GSEs [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment securities - AFS	5,760	5,745
Fair Value on Recurring Basis [Member] \| Government Agency/GSEs [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment securities - AFS	0	0
Fair Value on Recurring Basis [Member] \| Residential Mortgage-backed Securities [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment securities - AFS	0	0
Fair Value on Recurring Basis [Member] \| Residential Mortgage-backed Securities [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment securities - AFS	1,759,050	1,813,097
Fair Value on Recurring Basis [Member] \| Residential Mortgage-backed Securities [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment securities - AFS	0	0
Fair Value on Recurring Basis [Member] \| CMO's/REMIC's - Residential [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment securities - AFS	0	0
Fair Value on Recurring Basis [Member] \| CMO's/REMIC's - Residential [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment securities - AFS	368,535	383,781
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment securities - AFS	0	0
Fair Value on Recurring Basis [Member] \| Other Securities [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment securities - AFS	0	0
Fair Value on Recurring Basis [Member] \| Other Securities [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment securities - AFS	5,089	5,050
Fair Value on Recurring Basis [Member] \| Other Securities [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment securities - AFS	0	0
Fair Value on Recurring Basis [Member] \| Investment Securities - AFS [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment securities - AFS	0	0
Fair Value on Recurring Basis [Member] \| Investment Securities - AFS [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment securities - AFS	2,294,659	2,368,646
Fair Value on Recurring Basis [Member] \| Investment Securities - AFS [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment securities - AFS	0	0
Fair Value on Recurring Basis [Member] \| Interest Rate Swaps [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps, assets	0	0
Interest rate swaps, liabilities	0	0
Fair Value on Recurring Basis [Member] \| Interest Rate Swaps [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps, assets	13,132	9,344
Interest rate swaps, liabilities	13,132	9,344
Fair Value on Recurring Basis [Member] \| Interest Rate Swaps [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps, assets	0	0
Interest rate swaps, liabilities		0
Fair Value on Recurring Basis [Member] \| Carrying Value [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total assets	2,307,791	2,377,990
Total liabilities	13,132	9,344
Fair Value on Recurring Basis [Member] \| Carrying Value [Member] \| Municipal Bonds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment securities - AFS	156,225	160,973
Fair Value on Recurring Basis [Member] \| Carrying Value [Member] \| Government Agency/GSEs [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment securities - AFS	5,760	5,745
Fair Value on Recurring Basis [Member] \| Carrying Value [Member] \| Residential Mortgage-backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment securities - AFS	1,759,050	1,813,097
Fair Value on Recurring Basis [Member] \| Carrying Value [Member] \| CMO's/REMIC's - Residential [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment securities - AFS	368,535	383,781
Fair Value on Recurring Basis [Member] \| Carrying Value [Member] \| Other Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment securities - AFS	5,089	5,050
Fair Value on Recurring Basis [Member] \| Carrying Value [Member] \| Investment Securities - AFS [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment securities - AFS	2,294,659	2,368,646
Fair Value on Recurring Basis [Member] \| Carrying Value [Member] \| Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps, assets	13,132	9,344
Interest rate swaps, liabilities	$ 13,132	$ 9,344

Fair value portion of probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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