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Debt instrument derivative swap agreement collateral amount.

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Debt instrument federal home loan bank collateral amount.

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Debt instrument repurchase agreement collateral amount.

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Number of available for sale securities transfers to held to maturity.

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Pledged assets separately reported securities pledged for derivative at fair value.

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Pledged assets separately reported securities pledged for derivative value.

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Total of accumulated other comprehensive loss related to that portion of other than temporary impairment (OTTI) due to factors other than credit losses on debt securities categorized either as available-for-sale or held-to-maturity that an entity does not intend to sell and which it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis of the debt security. The amount represented by this item is net of tax, as applicable.

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The change in unrealized holding gain (loss), net of tax, on available-for-sale securities included in a separate component of shareholders' equity during the period.

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This item represents the tax effects occurring during the period which are related to the net unrealized gain (loss) resulting from changes in the fair [carrying] value during the period of available-for-sale securities. Such tax affects would have been charged or credited directly to other comprehensive income or to related components of shareholders' equity.

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This item represents the unrealized gain (loss) related to held-to-maturity securities transferred to another category of investments in debt and equity securities (trading or available-for-sale).

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The fair value, as of the date of each statement of financial position presented, of securities which are owned but transferred to serve as collateral for the payment of the FHLB debt obligations, and that are reclassified and separately reported in the statement of financial position because the transferee has the right by contract or custom to sell or re-pledge them.

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The fair value, as of the date of each statement of financial position presented, of securities which are owned but transferred to serve as collateral for the payment of repurchase agreements, and that are reclassified and separately reported in the statement of financial position because the transferee has the right by contract or custom to sell or re-pledge them.

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Securities - Additional Information (Detail)		12 Months Ended
Securities - Additional Information (Detail)	Apr. 01, 2014 USD ($) Security	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Unrealized loss, other than temporary securities		$ 0
Number of securities \| Security	319
Aggregate fair value of securities	$ 167,100,000
Gain/Loss from net unrealized holdings, Net of tax	1,300,000
Unrealized gain or loss, Held to maturity	$ 0
Tax effect of the proceeds from sale of securities		13,000	$ 643,000	$ 66,000
Pledged of Fair Value of Securities as collateral		74,000,000
Amortization cost of securities as Collateral not Separately Reported		75,600,000
Debt Instrument Repurchase Agreement		61,100,000
Securities Pledged for Federal Home Loan Bank At Fair Value		94,600,000
Securities for Federal Home Loan Bank Not Separately Reported		93,100,000
Securities Pledged For Derivative At Fair Value		13,100,000
Securities Pledged For Derivative At Amortized Cost		13,100,000
Debt Instrument Derivative Swap Agreement		917,000
Debt Instrument Federal Home Loan Bank		$ 11,000,000