Gains (losses) recognized on change in fair value on loans held for sale.

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Maximum period of loans held for sale sold.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of financing receivable on nonaccrual status.

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Interest and fee income from mortgage loans considered to be held-for-sale.

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Loans Held for Sale, at Fair Value - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Maximum period of loans held for sale sold	45 days
Financing receivable recorded investment nonaccural status	$ 0		$ 0
Management services, servicing fees and other
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Interest income on Loans held for sale	5,800,000	$ 8,600,000
Gains (Loss) from Mortgage Banking Activities, Net
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Gains (loss) recognized on change in fair value on loans held for sale	$ 36,100,000	$ 13,300,000