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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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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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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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Loans Receivable and Allowance for Loan Losses - Narrative (Detail)			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) Commitment Loan	Jul. 11, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Allowance	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) Allowance Commitment Loan	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Allowance Commitment Loan	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Allowance Commitment Loan
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Loans held for sale, average life from purchase to sale (days)				23 days
Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses, carrying value	$ 8,503,522,000			$ 8,503,522,000	$ 8,523,651,000
Available funds for reimbursement	500,000			500,000	600,000
Individually evaluated for impairment	39,118,000			39,118,000	38,435,000
Troubled debt restructurings loans	$ 19,200,000			$ 19,200,000	$ 20,400,000	$ 16,400,000
Minimum performance requirement (months)				6 months
Sustained performance period (months)				6 months
Commitments to lend additional funds to debtors \| Commitment	0			0	0	0
Number of Loans \| Loan				41	40	64
TDR modification (allowance) \| Allowance			0	0	1	0
Allowance for TDR modification					$ 1,000
Threshold period to pay potential liability related to FDIC loss sharing agreements				45 days
Payments for termination to FDIC		$ 1,400,000
Loans held-for-investment, purchase price as a percentage of loans outstanding				99.90%	99.40%
Payments to acquire loans receivable				$ 398,468,000	$ 264,090,000	$ 0
Gain (loss) on sales of loans				3,294,000	4,223,000	$ 3,685,000
Commercial and industrial
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Individually evaluated for impairment	$ 17,828,000			17,828,000	17,461,000
Other
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Individually evaluated for impairment	111,000			$ 111,000	$ 30,000
Number of Loans \| Loan				1	0	0
Manufactured housing
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Individually evaluated for impairment	10,195,000			$ 10,195,000	$ 10,089,000
Number of Loans \| Loan				38	36	58
Number of TDR loans that defaulted on payments \| Loan					5	8
Amount of TDR loans that defaulted on payments					$ 200,000	$ 200,000
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Individually evaluated for impairment	129,000			$ 129,000	$ 160,000
Number of Loans \| Loan				0	0	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]
Individually evaluated for impairment	8,631,000			$ 8,631,000	$ 9,247,000
Number of Loans \| Loan				2	0	4
Number of TDR loans that defaulted on payments \| Loan						1
Amount of TDR loans that defaulted on payments						$ 100,000
Multi-family
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Individually evaluated for impairment	1,155,000			$ 1,155,000	$ 0
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	200,000			$ 200,000	300,000
Foreclosure loans	$ 2,100,000			$ 2,100,000	1,600,000
Commercial and industrial (including owner occupied commercial real estate)
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of TDR loans that defaulted on payments \| Loan				1
Amount of TDR loans that defaulted on payments				$ 1,500,000	2,100,000
Manufactured Housing
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of TDR loans that defaulted on payments \| Loan	4
Amount of TDR loans that defaulted on payments	$ 100,000
Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Loans pledged as collateral	$ 5,400,000,000			$ 5,400,000,000	$ 5,500,000,000
Principal Forgiveness
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| Loan				0	0	0