Allowance for loan and lease losses loans charged off net of recoveries.

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Amount of loans and leases that have been written off from both loan receivables and allowance reserve for credit loss.

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Amount of recovery of loans and lease receivables which had previously been fully or partially written-off as bad debts.

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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 expense related to estimated loss from loan and lease transactions.

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Allowance for Loan Losses - Allowance for Loan Losses (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended							12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Balance at beginning of the period							$ 18,270	$ 15,992	$ 18,270	$ 18,882
Total loans charged-off								4,129	6,250	5,943
Total loan recoveries								1,580	2,052	1,807
Net loans charged-off (recovered)								2,549	4,198	4,136
Total provision charged to operating expense	978us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	1,741us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	339us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	(997)us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	104us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	729us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	2,084us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	3,058us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	1,920us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	3,524us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses
Balance at the end of the period	16,501			15,992				16,501	15,992	18,270
Commercial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans charged-off								1,802	2,532	2,388
Total loan recoveries								773	668	782
Total provision charged to operating expense								2,277	756	1,360
Commercial [Member] \| Owner Occupied Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans charged-off								40	138	418
Total loan recoveries								13	65	547
Commercial [Member] \| Non Owner Occupied Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans charged-off								136	937	1,196
Total loan recoveries								210	71	98
Commercial [Member] \| Residential Development [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans charged-off								0	0	0
Total loan recoveries								0	0	0
Commercial [Member] \| Development & Spec Land Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans charged-off								173	182
Total loan recoveries								55
Commercial [Member] \| Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans charged-off								1,453	1,275	774
Total loan recoveries								495	532	137
Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans charged-off								328	1,055	597
Total loan recoveries								21	114	77
Total provision charged to operating expense								(1,153)	1,132	1,262
Real Estate [Member] \| Residential Mortgage [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans charged-off								328	1,055	597
Total loan recoveries								21	114	77
Real Estate [Member] \| Residential Construction [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans charged-off								0	0	0
Total loan recoveries								0	0	0
Real Estate [Member] \| Mortgage Warehousing [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans charged-off								0	0	0
Total loan recoveries								0	0	0
Consumer [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans charged-off								1,999	2,663	2,958
Total loan recoveries								786	1,270	948
Total provision charged to operating expense								1,934	32	902
Consumer [Member] \| Direct Installment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans charged-off								250	333	327
Total loan recoveries								67	488	84
Consumer [Member] \| Direct Installment Purchased [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans charged-off								0	0	0
Total loan recoveries								0	0	0
Consumer [Member] \| Indirect Installment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans charged-off								1,233	1,178	1,294
Total loan recoveries								560	658	737
Consumer [Member] \| Home Equity [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans charged-off								516	1,152	1,337
Total loan recoveries								$ 159	$ 124	$ 127