The Tax Identification Number (TIN), also known as an Employer Identification Number (EIN), is a unique 9-digit value assigned by the IRS.

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Percentage of company shares owned by plan.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The number of employer shares or related party shares included in plan assets.

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Three digit plan number for a pension or postretirement benefit plan to which two or more unrelated employers contribute where assets contributed by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers.

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Amount of the obligation recognized by withdrawing from a pension or postretirement benefit plan to which two or more unrelated employers contribute where assets contributed by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers.

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Employee Thrift and Defined Benefit Plan - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Employee Thrift Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Bank's expense related to the thrift plan	$ 848,000	$ 633,000	$ 545,000
Thrift Plan owns outstanding shares	319,994
Percentage of outstanding shares owns with thrift plan	2.70%
Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Bank's expense related to the thrift plan	$ 0
Pentegra Plan date	Aug. 01, 2007
Employer identification number	135645888
Plan number	333
Withdrawal liability	$ 4,500,000