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Derivative Financial Instruments - Aggregate Fair Value and Notional Amount of Derivative Financial Instruments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | $ (46,401) | $ (41,914)
Notional amount | 6,483,976 | 3,663,084
Derivative Liabilities |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | (62,794) | (58,331)
Notional amount | 3,083,315 | 1,675,617
Derivative Assets |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | 16,393 | 16,417
Notional amount | 3,400,661 | 1,987,467
Interest Rate Swaps | Derivative Liabilities |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | (10,134) | (1,328)
Notional amount | 1,039,500 | 206,000
Interest Rate Swaps | Derivative Liabilities | Cash Flow Hedging |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | (48,232) | (46,845)
Notional amount | 139,500 | 139,500
Interest Rate Swaps | Derivative Assets |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | 2,590 | 0
Notional amount | 658,000 | 0
TBAs | Derivative Liabilities |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | (2,519) | (9,506)
Notional amount | 1,450,500 | 1,110,000
TBAs | Derivative Assets |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | 2,734 | 6,654
Notional amount | 1,028,500 | 1,074,000
Futures | Derivative Liabilities |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | (445) | (372)
Notional amount | 78,000 | 90,000
Swaptions | Derivative Assets |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | 5,191 | 7,006
Notional amount | 925,000 | 575,000
Credit default index swaps | Derivative Assets |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | 1,207 | 1,597
Notional amount | 25,000 | 50,000
Loan Purchase Commitments | Derivative Liabilities |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | (1,464) | (41)
Notional amount | 375,815 | 27,324
Loan Purchase Commitments | Derivative Assets |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | 4,671 | 1,160
Notional amount | 764,161 | 288,467
Loan forward Sales Commitments | Derivative Liabilities |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | 0 | (239)
Notional amount | $ 0 | $ 102,793

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