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Amount after tax of increase (decrease) to equity or (increase) decrease to net assets, resulting from the cumulative effect adjustment of a new accounting principle applied in the period of adoption.

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Maximum amount of loss due to credit risk that, based on the gross fair value of the financial instrument, the entity would incur if parties to the financial instruments that make up the concentration failed completely to perform according to the terms of the contracts and the collateral or other security, if any, for the amount due proved to be of no value to the entity.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 825
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 21
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123594938&loc=d3e13537-108611

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REGULATORY MATTERS, COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Jan. 01, 2020
Compliance With Regulatory Capital Requirements Under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Percentage Of Increase In ACL Adjusted In Capital Measures		25.00%
Commitments To Extend Credit [Member]
Compliance With Regulatory Capital Requirements Under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Commitmets to extend credit	$ 2,100.0
Commitments To Extend Credit [Member] \| Credit Card [Member]
Compliance With Regulatory Capital Requirements Under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Commitmets to extend credit	1,200.0
Commitments To Extend Credit [Member] \| Commercial And Financial Standby Letters Of Credit [Member]
Compliance With Regulatory Capital Requirements Under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Commitmets to extend credit	151.4
ASU 2016-13 \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member] \| Retained Earnings [Member]
Compliance With Regulatory Capital Requirements Under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Cumulative Effect Of New Accounting Principle In Period Of Adoption 1	16.2
CECL, amount excluded to be phased-on during after two years	$ 48.6