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Investment in Direct Financing Lease - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Finance Lease Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |
Interest income of direct financing lease | $ 0.5 | $ 0.8 | $ 1.0

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- Definition Interest and fee income generated by direct lease financing which consists of an institution owning and leasing personal property for the use of its customers at the customers' specific request. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 225 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-04.1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879574&loc=d3e536633-122882 + Details
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