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Acquisitions - Schedule of Final Purchase Price of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jul. 01, 2015
ASSETS
Goodwill	$ 74,308	$ 49,600
Common shares issued	14,470		$ 22,641
Cash paid	$ 8,513		$ 55,506
Peoples Bancorp Inc [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks				$ 205,054
Investment securities, held to maturity				2,038
Total loans				224,359
Premises and equipment, net				5,524
FRB and FHLB stock				2,743
Goodwill				21,424
Core deposit intangible				4,394
Interest receivable				1,279
Cash value of life insurance				13,898
Other assets				4,364
Total assets purchased				485,077
Common shares issued				55,506
Cash paid				22,641
Total estimated purchase price				78,147
Deposits
Non-interest bearing				28,251
NOW accounts				65,771
Savings and money market				125,176
Certificates of deposits				131,889
Total deposits				351,087
Borrowings				48,884
Interest payable				21
Other liabilities				6,938
Total liabilities assumed				406,930
Peoples Bancorp Inc [Member] \| Residential Mortgage [Member]
ASSETS
Total loans				137,331
Peoples Bancorp Inc [Member] \| Commercial [Member]
ASSETS
Total loans				67,435
Peoples Bancorp Inc [Member] \| Consumer [Member]
ASSETS
Total loans				$ 19,593