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Shareholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Class of Stock [Line Items]      
Preferred stock, shares authorized 1,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized 1,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized 1,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
Preferred stock, par value $ 1.00us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare $ 1.00us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare $ 1.00us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
Warrant [Member] | Series D Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]      
Class of Stock [Line Items]      
Exercise price of each class of warrants or rights outstanding $ 518.96us-gaap_SharePrice
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  $ 518.96us-gaap_SharePrice
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Warrant to purchase common stock 95,383us-gaap_SharesOutstanding
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  95,383us-gaap_SharesOutstanding
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