Number of Participation Agreements, Interest Rate Derivatives Held as a Participant

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Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 12
-Section 13
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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The number of derivative instruments of a particular group held by the entity.

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Number of interest rate derivative instruments held by the entity at the reporting date.

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Derivatives - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Derivative	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of participation agreements for interest rate swaps, participant \| Derivative	16
Number of participation agreements for interest rate swaps, lead bank \| Derivative	4
Interest Income [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Gain on derivatives	$ 2,049	$ 330	$ 0
Interest rate swap [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of interest rate swap contracts \| Derivative	4
Derivative, notional amount	$ 200,000
Interest rate swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	200,000	$ 100,000
Maturity in three years \| Interest rate swap [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	85,000
Maturity in four years \| Interest rate swap [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	$ 115,000