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Acquisitions - Schedule of Purchase Price of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 01, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Jul. 18, 2016	Jun. 01, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
ASSETS
Goodwill	$ 119,880		$ 76,941			$ 49,600
LaPorte Bancorp Inc [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks				$ 154,849
Investment securities, available for sale				23,779
Total loans				312,906
Premises and equipment, net				6,022
FHLB stock				4,029
Goodwill				20,993
Core deposit intangible				2,514
Interest receivable				844
Cash value of life insurance				15,267
Other assets				8,334
Total assets purchased				549,537
Common shares issued			60,306	60,306
Cash paid			38,328	38,328
Total estimated purchase price				98,634
Deposits
Non-interest bearing				66,733
NOW accounts				99,346
Savings and money market				117,688
Certificates of deposits				87,605
Total deposits				371,372
Borrowings				64,793
Interest payable				178
Subordinated debt				4,504
Other liabilities				10,056
Total liabilities assumed				450,903
LaPorte Bancorp Inc [Member] \| Residential Mortgage [Member]
ASSETS
Total loans				42,603
LaPorte Bancorp Inc [Member] \| Mortgage Warehousing [Member]
ASSETS
Total loans				99,752
LaPorte Bancorp Inc [Member] \| Commercial [Member]
ASSETS
Total loans				153,750
LaPorte Bancorp Inc [Member] \| Consumer [Member]
ASSETS
Total loans				$ 16,801
Kosciusko Financial Inc [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks					$ 38,950
Investment securities, available for sale					1,191
Total loans					102,569
Premises and equipment, net					1,466
FHLB stock					582
Goodwill					6,443
Core deposit intangible					526
Interest receivable					636
Cash value of life insurance					2,745
Other assets					765
Total assets purchased					155,873
Common shares issued			14,470		14,470
Cash paid			$ 8,513		8,513
Total estimated purchase price					22,983
Deposits
Non-interest bearing					27,871
NOW accounts					35,213
Savings and money market					26,953
Certificates of deposits					32,771
Total deposits					122,808
Borrowings					9,038
Interest payable					55
Other liabilities					989
Total liabilities assumed					132,890
Kosciusko Financial Inc [Member] \| Residential Mortgage [Member]
ASSETS
Total loans					26,244
Kosciusko Financial Inc [Member] \| Commercial [Member]
ASSETS
Total loans					70,006
Kosciusko Financial Inc [Member] \| Consumer [Member]
ASSETS
Total loans					$ 6,319
Lafayette Community Bancorp [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks		$ 24,846
Investment securities, available for sale		6
Total loans		134,299
Premises and equipment, net		7,818
FHLB stock		395
Goodwill		15,408
Core deposit intangible		2,085
Interest receivable		338
Other assets		1,649
Total assets purchased		186,844
Common shares issued	30,044	30,044
Cash paid	$ 4,421	4,421
Total estimated purchase price		34,465
Deposits
Non-interest bearing		34,990
NOW accounts		30,174
Savings and money market		53,663
Certificates of deposits		32,520
Total deposits		151,347
Interest payable		42
Other liabilities		990
Total liabilities assumed		152,379
Lafayette Community Bancorp [Member] \| Residential Mortgage [Member]
ASSETS
Total loans		12,761
Lafayette Community Bancorp [Member] \| Commercial [Member]
ASSETS
Total loans		116,258
Lafayette Community Bancorp [Member] \| Consumer [Member]
ASSETS
Total loans		$ 5,280