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Executive Benefits Agreements and Employees Savings Plans - Life Insurance Policies (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Compensation Related Costs [Abstract]
Total face value of life insurance policies	$ 21,242	$ 26,242
Total cash surrender values of life insurance policies	5,007	6,936
Loans on cash surrender values	(1,288)
Net cash surrender values	$ 3,719	$ 6,936

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Net carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of amounts which could be received based on the terms of the insurance contract upon surrendering life policies owned by the entity.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of amounts of loans borrowed against the cash surrender value of life insurance policies.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of amounts which could be received based on the terms of the insurance contract upon surrendering life policies owned by the entity.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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This item represents the amount that could be realized under a life insurance contract or contracts owned by the Entity as of the date of the statement of financial position. Such Entity-owned life insurance policies are commonly known as corporate-owned life insurance (COLI) or bank-owned life insurance (BOLI).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.12)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 325
-SubTopic 30
-Section 25
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