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Amount of allowance to cover probable credit losses on loans and leases. Includes carryover of or adjustments to the allowance for loan losses in connection with business combinations. Excludes allowance for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount of deferred interest and fee income, unamortized costs incurred to originate loans and leases, unamortized loan commitments and loan syndication fees, and premiums over or discounts from face amounts of acquired loans. Excludes amounts for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount before allowance of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount before allowance and after deduction of deferred interest and fees, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts, of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount after allowance and deduction of deferred interest and fees, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts, of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements and loans held for sale.

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Amount, before allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable.

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Loans and Lease Finance Receivables and Allowance for Loan Losses - Summary of Components of Loans and Lease Finance Receivables, excluding PCI Loans (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Construction	$ 116,925		$ 122,782
Total Gross loans	7,568,319		7,769,439
Less: Deferred loan fees, net	(3,742)		(4,828)
Gross loans, net of deferred loan fees	7,564,577		7,764,611
Less: Allowance for loan losses	(68,660)		(63,613)	$ (59,585)	$ (61,540)
Total loans and lease finance receivables	7,495,917		7,700,998
Commercial And Industrial [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes receivable gross	935,127		1,002,728
SBA [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes receivable gross	305,008		351,301
Commercial real estate [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes receivable gross	5,374,617		5,408,636
SFR mortgage [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes receivable gross	283,468		296,649
Dairy & livestock and agribusiness [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes receivable gross	383,709		394,543
Municipal Lease Finance Receivables [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes receivable gross	53,146		64,186
Less: Allowance for loan losses	(623)		(775)	(851)	(941)
Consumer and other loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes receivable gross	116,319		128,614
PCI Loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Construction			0
Total Gross loans			17,214
Less: Deferred loan fees, net			0
Gross loans, net of deferred loan fees			17,214
Less: Allowance for loan losses			(204)	$ (367)	$ (1,219)
Total loans and lease finance receivables			17,010
PCI Loans [Member] \| Commercial And Industrial [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes receivable gross			519
PCI Loans [Member] \| SBA [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes receivable gross			1,258
PCI Loans [Member] \| Commercial real estate [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes receivable gross			14,407
PCI Loans [Member] \| SFR mortgage [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes receivable gross			145
PCI Loans [Member] \| Dairy & livestock and agribusiness [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes receivable gross			700
PCI Loans [Member] \| Municipal Lease Finance Receivables [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes receivable gross			0
PCI Loans [Member] \| Consumer and other loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes receivable gross			185
Loans, Excluding PCI Loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes receivable gross	383,700
Construction			122,782
Total Gross loans	7,568,319	$ 7,568,319	7,752,225
Less: Deferred loan fees, net			(4,828)
Gross loans, net of deferred loan fees			7,747,397
Less: Allowance for loan losses			(63,409)
Total loans and lease finance receivables			7,683,988
Loans, Excluding PCI Loans [Member] \| Commercial And Industrial [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes receivable gross	935,127		1,002,209
Loans, Excluding PCI Loans [Member] \| SBA [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes receivable gross	305,008		350,043
Loans, Excluding PCI Loans [Member] \| Commercial real estate [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes receivable gross			5,394,229
Loans, Excluding PCI Loans [Member] \| SFR mortgage [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes receivable gross	283,468		296,504
Loans, Excluding PCI Loans [Member] \| Dairy & livestock and agribusiness [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes receivable gross	383,709		393,843
Loans, Excluding PCI Loans [Member] \| Municipal Lease Finance Receivables [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes receivable gross	53,146		64,186
Total Gross loans		$ 53,146	64,186
Loans, Excluding PCI Loans [Member] \| Consumer and other loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes receivable gross	$ 116,319		$ 128,429