LOANS AND LEASES AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES - Loans and Leases by Class Modified as Troubled Debt Restructurings (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) Loan	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) Loan	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) Loan	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) Loan
Troubled Debt Restructurings [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| Loan	1	13	1	15
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment			$ 519
Consumer
Troubled Debt Restructurings [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| Loan	1	13	41	15
Pre- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 522	$ 4,519	$ 10,070	$ 5,949
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 519	$ 4,465	$ 10,067	$ 5,895
Consumer \| Single family residential mortgage
Troubled Debt Restructurings [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| Loan	1	12	41	14
Pre- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 522	$ 4,258	$ 10,070	$ 5,688
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 519	$ 4,205	$ 10,067	$ 5,635
Consumer \| Other consumer
Troubled Debt Restructurings [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| Loan		1		1
Pre- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 261		$ 261
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 260		$ 260

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 33
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66008989&loc=SL6953676-111524

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