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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Amount before allowance and after deduction of deferred interest and fees, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts, of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Indicates the number of mortgages under each classification.

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LOANS AND LEASES AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES - Non Traditional Mortgages Portfolio (Detail) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) Loan	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Loan	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	$ 6,568,791	$ 5,184,394	$ 4,730,077
Non-Traditional Mortgages (NTM)
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	$ 891,083	$ 785,908
Consumer \| Non-Traditional Mortgages (NTM)
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Count \| Loan	697	689
Loans	$ 891,083	$ 785,908
Consumer \| Non-Traditional Mortgages (NTM) \| Loan Portfolio Concentration Risk \| Nontraditional Mortgage Loans Portfolio
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	100.00%	100.00%
Consumer \| Non-Traditional Mortgages (NTM) \| Loan Portfolio Concentration Risk \| Loan Portfolio
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	13.60%	15.20%
Consumer \| Non-Traditional Mortgages (NTM) \| Green Loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	$ 101,200	$ 109,800
Consumer \| Non-Traditional Mortgages (NTM) \| Interest Only Loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	780,100	664,500
Consumer \| Non-Traditional Mortgages (NTM) \| Negative amortization
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	$ 9,900	$ 11,600
Consumer \| Non-Traditional Mortgages (NTM) \| Green Loans (HELOC) - first liens
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Count \| Loan	684	672
Loans	$ 887,374	$ 781,091
Consumer \| Non-Traditional Mortgages (NTM) \| Green Loans (HELOC) - first liens \| Loan Portfolio Concentration Risk \| Nontraditional Mortgage Loans Portfolio
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	99.60%	99.30%
Consumer \| Non-Traditional Mortgages (NTM) \| Green Loans (HELOC) - first liens \| Green Loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Count \| Loan	112	121
Loans	$ 97,448	$ 105,131
Consumer \| Non-Traditional Mortgages (NTM) \| Green Loans (HELOC) - first liens \| Green Loans \| Loan Portfolio Concentration Risk \| Nontraditional Mortgage Loans Portfolio
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	10.90%	13.40%
Consumer \| Non-Traditional Mortgages (NTM) \| Green Loans (HELOC) - first liens \| Interest Only Loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Count \| Loan	550	521
Loans	$ 780,069	$ 664,358
Consumer \| Non-Traditional Mortgages (NTM) \| Green Loans (HELOC) - first liens \| Interest Only Loans \| Loan Portfolio Concentration Risk \| Nontraditional Mortgage Loans Portfolio
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	87.60%	84.40%
Consumer \| Non-Traditional Mortgages (NTM) \| Green Loans (HELOC) - first liens \| Negative amortization
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Count \| Loan	22	30
Loans	$ 9,857	$ 11,602
Consumer \| Non-Traditional Mortgages (NTM) \| Green Loans (HELOC) - first liens \| Negative amortization \| Loan Portfolio Concentration Risk \| Nontraditional Mortgage Loans Portfolio
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	1.10%	1.50%
Consumer \| Non-Traditional Mortgages (NTM) \| Green Loans (HELOC) - second liens
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Count \| Loan	13	17
Loans	$ 3,709	$ 4,817
Consumer \| Non-Traditional Mortgages (NTM) \| Green Loans (HELOC) - second liens \| Loan Portfolio Concentration Risk \| Nontraditional Mortgage Loans Portfolio
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	0.40%	0.70%
Consumer \| Non-Traditional Mortgages (NTM) \| Green Loans (HELOC) - second liens \| Green Loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Count \| Loan	13	16
Loans	$ 3,709	$ 4,704
Consumer \| Non-Traditional Mortgages (NTM) \| Green Loans (HELOC) - second liens \| Green Loans \| Loan Portfolio Concentration Risk \| Nontraditional Mortgage Loans Portfolio
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	0.40%	0.60%
Consumer \| Non-Traditional Mortgages (NTM) \| Green Loans (HELOC) - second liens \| Interest Only Loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Count \| Loan	0	1
Loans	$ 0	$ 113
Consumer \| Non-Traditional Mortgages (NTM) \| Green Loans (HELOC) - second liens \| Interest Only Loans \| Loan Portfolio Concentration Risk \| Nontraditional Mortgage Loans Portfolio
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	0.00%	0.10%