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Amount, excluding accrued interest, of increase in allowance for credit loss on financing receivable from recovery. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Amortized cost excluding accrued interest, before allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Amount of increase in financing receivable from purchase. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Amount of decrease in financing receivable from sale and reclassification to held-for-sale. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale of financing receivable.

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Amount of decrease in investment in mortgage loan on real estate by entity with substantial portion of business acquiring and holding investment real estate or interest in real estate, from sale.

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Reflects, by transferred financial asset type, the amount of sales proceeds in excess of or deficient from the sum of the carrying amounts of transferred financial assets plus transaction costs, including those transactions in which the seller/transferor has continuing involvement with the financial assets that have been transferred.

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LOANS HELD FOR INVESTMENT - Additional Information IIII (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	$ 12,311,448,000		$ 12,185,483,000
Recoveries	18,171,000	$ 4,648,000
Significant sales		0
GNMA [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans pooled amount	24,700,000	29,400,000
Recognized gain on sale	900,000	900,000
United States [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	2,103,118,000		2,022,261,000
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Significant Purchases		0
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Mortgage Receivable [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	2,361,731,000		2,317,083,000
Recoveries	40,000	168,000
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Commercial And Industrial Sector [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	3,230,995,000		3,174,232,000
Recoveries	5,119,000	90,000
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| United States [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Significant Purchases	23,200,000
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| United States [Member] \| Mortgage Receivable [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Significant Purchases	13,700,000
Loans held for investment	592,484,000		526,446,000
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| United States [Member] \| Commercial And Industrial Sector [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Significant Purchases	9,500,000
Loans held for investment	940,996,000		924,824,000
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	2,801,587,000		2,821,726,000
Recoveries	272,000	497,000
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] \| GNMA [Member] \| Repurchase Option Program [Member] \| Past Due [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Significant Purchases	200,000	1,500,000
Loans held for investment	8,800,000		7,900,000
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Performing Financial Instruments [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	2,768,902,000		2,789,487,000
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Performing Financial Instruments [Member] \| Fnma Fhlmc Loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Gain from sale of loans			200,000
Residential mortgage loans sold	6,800,000	8,000,000.0
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] \| United States [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	474,347,000		465,720,000
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] \| United States [Member] \| Performing Financial Instruments [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	465,876,000		458,493,000
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	3,679,847,000		3,657,665,000
Recoveries	12,730,000	$ 3,830,000
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Bulk Sale Of Fully Charged-Off Loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Recoveries	9,500,000
Repurchase liability	500,000
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Performing Financial Instruments [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	3,658,108,000		3,635,221,000
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] \| United States [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	5,627,000		5,895,000
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] \| United States [Member] \| Performing Financial Instruments [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	$ 5,594,000		$ 5,824,000