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Business - Additional Information (Detail) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	Feb. 26, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2018 Location Subsidiary	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Schedule Of Description Of Company [Line Items]
Number of inactive subsidiaries \| Subsidiary		1
Bank operated banking centers, number \| Location		51
Bank operated trust office locations, number \| Location		3
Stock price \| $ / shares	$ 23.60
Community Bank [Member]
Schedule Of Description Of Company [Line Items]
Total assets			$ 3,750.0
Gross loans			2,740.0
Total deposits			$ 2,860.0
Number of share to be received in respect of each share of common stock	9.4595
Amount of cash paid per share \| $ / shares	$ 56.00
Merger transaction value	$ 885.2