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Funds For Reimbursement Relating To Purchased Manufactured Housing

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The effect of a change in method or methods for calculating the allowance for credit losses on the current period provision.

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The balance of financing receivables that were individually evaluated for impairment.

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Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings within the previous 12 months and for which there was a payment default.

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The net gain (loss) resulting from a sale of loans, including adjustments to record loans classified as held-for-sale at the lower-of-cost-or-market and fair value adjustments to loan held for investment purposes.

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

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of loans that have been pledged as collateral for borrowings. If the secured party has the right by contract or custom to sell or re-pledge the collateral, then the debtor reclassifies that asset and report that asset in its statement of financial position separately from other assets not so encumbered.

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Recorded investment of consumer mortgage loan receivables secured by residential real estate properties for which formal foreclosure proceedings are in process.

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Carrying amount of other real estate not separately disclosed, including, but not limited to, real estate investments, real estate loans that qualify as investments in real estate, and premises that are no longer used in operations may also be included in real estate owned. This does not include real estate assets taken in settlement of troubled loans through surrender or foreclosure.

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Loans Receivable and Allowance for Loan Losses - Narrative (Detail)		3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Jul. 11, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Allowance	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Allowance Commitment Loan	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Allowance Commitment Loan	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Commitment Loan
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Loans held for sale, average life from purchase to sale (days)						22 days
Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses, carrying value						$ 8,523,651,000	$ 8,234,137,000
Available funds for reimbursement						600,000	1,000,000
Individually evaluated for impairment						38,435,000	29,411,000
Troubled debt restructurings loans						$ 20,400,000	$ 16,400,000	$ 11,400,000
Minimum performance requirement (months)						6 months
Sustained performance period (months)						6 months
Commitments to lend additional funds to debtors \| Commitment						0	0	0
Number of Loans \| Loan						40	64	162
Number of TDR loans that defaulted on payments \| Loan								11
TDR modification (allowance) \| Allowance					0	3
Payments for termination to FDIC	$ 1,400,000
Mortgage loans on real estate, loans acquired		$ 90,000,000	$ 174,200,000	$ 0
Loans held-for-investment, term			30 years
Loans held-for-investment, purchase price as a percentage of loans outstanding		101.00%	98.50%
Gain (loss) on sales of loans						$ 4,223,000	$ 3,685,000	$ 4,047,000
Commercial and industrial (including owner occupied commercial real estate)
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
TDR modification (allowance) \| Allowance							2
Allowance for TDR modification							$ 200,000
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
TDR modification (allowance) \| Allowance							1
Allowance for TDR modification							$ 100,000
Commercial and industrial
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Individually evaluated for impairment						17,461,000	8,516,000
Other
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Individually evaluated for impairment						30,000	57,000
Manufactured housing
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Individually evaluated for impairment						$ 10,089,000	$ 9,665,000
Number of Loans \| Loan						36	58	156
Number of TDR loans that defaulted on payments \| Loan						5	8
Amount of TDR loans that defaulted on payments						$ 200,000	$ 200,000	$ 300,000
Commercial real estate - non-owner occupied
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Individually evaluated for impairment						$ 160,000	$ 2,151,000
Number of Loans \| Loan						0	1	1
Number of TDR loans that defaulted on payments \| Loan							1
Amount of TDR loans that defaulted on payments							$ 1,800,000
Residential real estate
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses, carrying value						$ 191,600,000
Individually evaluated for impairment						$ 9,247,000	$ 6,972,000
Number of Loans \| Loan						0	4	2
Number of TDR loans that defaulted on payments \| Loan							1
Amount of TDR loans that defaulted on payments							$ 100,000
Gain (loss) on sales of loans						$ 200,000
Multi-family
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses, carrying value						226,900,000
Individually evaluated for impairment						0	0
Gain (loss) on sales of loans						$ 400,000
Commercial
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on sales of loans							100,000
Troubled Debt Restructurings
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Sustained performance period (months)						9 months
Residential Real Estate
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Other real estate owned						$ 300,000	500,000
Foreclosure loans						1,600,000	400,000
Commercial and industrial (including owner occupied commercial real estate)
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses, carrying value						$ 3,900,000
Number of TDR loans that defaulted on payments \| Loan						1
Amount of TDR loans that defaulted on payments						$ 2,100,000
Gain (loss) on sales of loans						$ 100,000
Number of loans \| Loan						1
Small Business Administration Loan
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses, carrying value						$ 35,800,000	33,300,000
Gain (loss) on sales of loans						$ 3,500,000	3,700,000
Manufactured Housing
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
TDR modification (allowance) \| Allowance						1
Allowance for TDR modification						$ 1,000
Commercial
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses, carrying value							5,700,000
Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Loans pledged as collateral						$ 5,500,000,000	4,800,000,000
Held and Used \| Commercial and industrial
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses, carrying value							11,500,000
Held and Used \| Other
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses, carrying value							$ 700,000
Principal Forgiveness
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| Loan						0	0	0