Allowance For Loan Losses [Line Items]

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Financing receivable modification as troubled debt restructuring that subsequently defaulted.

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Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
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Post-modification amount of investment in financing receivables modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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Pre-modification amount of investment in financing receivables modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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- Definition

The amount of the outstanding recorded investment related to financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
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Amount of investment related to financing receivables modified by troubled debt restructurings within the previous 12 months, for which there was a payment default.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Allowance for Loan Losses - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) Contract	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) Contract	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) Contract	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) Contract	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Allowance For Loan Losses [Line Items]
TDRs performing under the restructured terms	$ 162,000		$ 162,000		$ 982,000
Troubled debt restructuring loan subsequent default	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Troubled debt restructuring loan subsequent default period			90 days
Secured by 1-4 Family Residential [Member]
Allowance For Loan Losses [Line Items]
Loans modified under TDRs \| Contract	1	0	1	0
Pre-modification recorded investment totaled			$ 138,000
Post-modification recorded investment totaled			88,000
Performing Financing Receivable [Member]
Allowance For Loan Losses [Line Items]
TDRs performing under the restructured terms	$ 88,000		$ 88,000		$ 317,000