Investment Securities - Amortized Cost and Estimated Fair Value of Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Amortized Cost And Fair Value Debt Securities [Abstract]
Collateralized mortgage obligations, Amortized cost	$ 138,527	$ 162,027
Collateralized mortgage obligations, Estimated fair value	$ 113,516	$ 125,848

Fair value of collateralized mortgage obligations included in mortgage-backed securities.

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