Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses - Schedule of Investment in Loans Related to Balance in Allowance for Loan Losses on Basis of Company's Impairment Methodology (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$ 27,371	$ 28,601
Loan collectively evaluated for impairment	3,329,936	3,288,449
Total	3,357,307	3,317,050
Commercial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	7,284	8,761
Loan collectively evaluated for impairment	667,126	687,402
Total	674,410	696,163
Agriculture [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	99	97
Loan collectively evaluated for impairment	83,922	102,254
Total	84,021	102,351
Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	18,754	18,766
Loan collectively evaluated for impairment	2,171,090	2,117,467
Total	2,189,844	2,136,233
Consumer [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	1,234	977
Loan collectively evaluated for impairment	407,798	381,326
Total	$ 409,032	$ 382,303

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The balance of financing receivables that were collectively evaluated for impairment.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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Amount before allowance of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65884687&loc=d3e4428-111522

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