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LOAN PORTFOLIO - Breakdown Between Accrual and Nonaccrual Status of TDRs (Detail) - Entity Loan Modification Program [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Financing Receivable Modifications [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment Accrual Status	$ 485,940	$ 478,928
Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment Nonaccrual Status	103,855	103,719
Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment	589,795	582,647	$ 572,376	$ 587,219
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Other Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable Modifications [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment Accrual Status	272,661	271,766
Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment Nonaccrual Status	56,084	62,136
Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment	328,745	333,902
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Commercial And Industrial Sector [Member]
Financing Receivable Modifications [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment Accrual Status	64,386	66,603
Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment Nonaccrual Status	7,962	8,318
Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment	72,348	74,921
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Construction Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable Modifications [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment	5,100
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Construction Loans [Member] \| Residential [Member]
Financing Receivable Modifications [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment Accrual Status	0	0
Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment Nonaccrual Status	532	762
Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment	532	762
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Construction Loans [Member] \| Commercial [Member]
Financing Receivable Modifications [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment Accrual Status	0	0
Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment Nonaccrual Status	0	0
Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment	0	0
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Construction Loans [Member] \| Land [Member]
Financing Receivable Modifications [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment Accrual Status	989	1,071
Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment Nonaccrual Status	3,593	3,694
Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment	4,582	4,765
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Mortgage Receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable Modifications [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment Accrual Status	126,151	116,830
Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment Nonaccrual Status	29,182	21,119
Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment	155,333	137,949
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable Modifications [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment	28,300
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Other Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable Modifications [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment Accrual Status	9,048	9,025
Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment Nonaccrual Status	675	1,357
Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment	9,723	10,382
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Auto loans [Member]
Financing Receivable Modifications [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment Accrual Status	11,176	11,842
Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment Nonaccrual Status	5,784	6,189
Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment	16,960	18,031
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Finance leases loans [Member]
Financing Receivable Modifications [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment Accrual Status	1,529	1,791
Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment Nonaccrual Status	43	144
Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment	$ 1,572	$ 1,935