Deposits (Schedule of Deposits) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Deposit [Line Items]
Non-interest-bearing demand deposits:	$ 10,513,369	$ 10,270,233
Time Deposits, $100,000 or More	475,776
Total Interest-bearing deposits	15,298,206	14,073,362
Total deposits	25,811,575	24,343,595
Commercial And Individual [Member]
Deposit [Line Items]
Non-interest-bearing demand deposits:	9,670,989	9,251,463
Correspondent Banks [Member]
Deposit [Line Items]
Non-interest-bearing demand deposits:	280,751	378,930
Private Accounts [Member]
Deposit [Line Items]
Savings and interest checking	6,436,065	5,149,905
Money market accounts	7,486,431	7,536,998
Time Deposits, $100,000 or More	460,028	420,697
Time accounts under $100,000	338,714	405,726
Total private accounts	14,721,238	13,513,326
Public Funds [Member]
Deposit [Line Items]
Non-interest-bearing demand deposits:	561,629	639,840
Savings and interest checking	446,872	420,324
Money market accounts	113,669	93,969
Time Deposits, $100,000 or More	15,748	44,941
Time accounts under $100,000	679	802
Total public funds	$ 576,968	$ 560,036

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Amount of time deposit liabilities, including certificates of deposit, in denominations of $100,000 or more.

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