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Loans (Narrative) (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule Of Accretable Yield Activity Related to Loans Acquired With Evidence Of Credit Quality Deterioration Since Origination Table [Line Items]      
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables $ (3,700,000)us-gaap_DeferredDiscountsFinanceChargesAndInterestIncludedInReceivables $ (6,200,000)us-gaap_DeferredDiscountsFinanceChargesAndInterestIncludedInReceivables $ 330,000us-gaap_DeferredDiscountsFinanceChargesAndInterestIncludedInReceivables
Bank acquisitions      
Schedule Of Accretable Yield Activity Related to Loans Acquired With Evidence Of Credit Quality Deterioration Since Origination Table [Line Items]      
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Accretable Yield, Accretion 5,504,000us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldAccretion
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7,770,000us-gaap_CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldAccretion
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Premium finance receivables      
Schedule Of Accretable Yield Activity Related to Loans Acquired With Evidence Of Credit Quality Deterioration Since Origination Table [Line Items]      
Loans and Leases Receivable, Deferred Income $ 48,100,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableDeferredIncome
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$ 40,300,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableDeferredIncome
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$ 46,900,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableDeferredIncome
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