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Merger, Acquisition, and Divestiture Expense

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Number of Branches Exchanged

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Number Of Branches Sold.

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Number of operating branches of bank.

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Premium Received on Deposit Accounts Disposed of in Branch Sale

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Amount of recovery of loans and lease receivables which had previously been fully or partially written-off as bad debts.

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Gain (loss) from sale or disposal of an organization or integrated set of activities (for example, but not limited to, a partnership or corporation) engaged in providing a product or service in a commercial, industrial, or professional environment.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Acquisitions and Divestitures - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 15, 2016 USD ($) Branch	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Business Acquisition And Disposal [Line Items]
Merger, acquisition, and divestiture expense		$ 226	$ 675	$ 86
Net gain on branch divestiture		$ 3,065	$ 3,065
Divestiture of Bank Branches to First Bank
Business Acquisition And Disposal [Line Items]
Number of operating branches exchanged \| Branch	6
Cash consideration received	$ 24,820
Net gain on branch divestiture	3,070
Allowance for loan and lease loss, reversed	1,350
Deposit premium received	$ 4,070
Divestiture of Bank Branches to First Bank \| North Carolina
Business Acquisition And Disposal [Line Items]
Number of operating branches sold \| Branch	6
Acquisition of Bank Branches from First Bank \| Southwestern Virginia
Business Acquisition And Disposal [Line Items]
Number of operating branches \| Branch	7
Premium paid	$ 3,840
Bank of America \| Southwestern Virginia
Business Acquisition And Disposal [Line Items]
Number of operating branches \| Branch	7