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Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Quantitative Information about Unobservable Inputs Used in Recurring and Nonrecurring Level 3 Fair Value Measurements (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
State and Local Governments [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | $ 7,115 | $ 7,352
Collateral Dependent Impaired Loans [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | $ 743 | 549
Other Real Estate Owned - Commercial [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value |  | $ 216
U.S. Government Agencies [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Valuation Technique | Discounted cash flow |
Unobservable Inputs | Credit strength of underlying project or entity / Discount rate |
Collateral Dependent Impaired Loans [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Valuation Technique | Collateral based measurements |
Unobservable Inputs | Discount to reflect current market conditions and ultimate collectability |
Other Real Estate Owned - Commercial [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Valuation Technique | Appraisals |
Unobservable Inputs | Discount to reflect current market |
Minimum [Member] | State and Local Governments [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Weighted Average | 0.00% | 0.00%
Minimum [Member] | Collateral Dependent Impaired Loans [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Weighted Average | 0.00% | 0.00%
Minimum [Member] | Other Real Estate Owned - Commercial [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Weighted Average | 0.00% | 0.00%
Maximum [Member] | State and Local Governments [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Weighted Average | 5.00% | 5.00%
Maximum [Member] | Collateral Dependent Impaired Loans [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Weighted Average | 50.00% | 50.00%
Maximum [Member] | Other Real Estate Owned - Commercial [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Weighted Average | 20.00% | 20.00%

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- Definition Fair value portion of probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36462937&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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- Definition Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (bbb) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36462937&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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