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Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Nov. 01, 2018
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans		$ 12,243,892,000	$ 11,118,121,000
Loan placed on nonaccrual when past due, number of days		90 days
Loan participations		$ 924,800,000
Loan participations sold		461,700,000
Loan participations retained		$ 463,100,000
Troubled debt restructuring term		6 months
Minimum number of days for loan charge off to be recorded		120 days
Maximum number of days for loan charge off to be recorded		180 days
Nonaccrual period for loans		90 days
Financing receivable TDR's included with non-accrual loans		$ 26,300,000	34,000,000.0
Financing receivable troubled debt restructurings specific reserves		3,000,000.0	5,700,000
Unfunded commitments on TDRs		$ 4,400,000
Increase (decrease) in allowance for loan losses			2,700,000	$ (2,300,000)
Allowance for loan losses charge-offs			200,000	$ 800,000
Number of days for a loan to be considered to be in payment default		90 days
Outstanding loans including principal, interest, fees and penalties		$ 246,900,000	235,900,000
Accretion of income		12,300,000	15,200,000
Financing receivable allowance for loan losses related to purchased loans		478,000	166,000
Maximum [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Value of small commercial loans on nonaccrual status or 90 days or more delinquent		$ 250,000
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Percentage of risk-based capital		198.00%
Regulatory guideline limit		300.00%
Total loans		$ 4,958,851,000	4,354,552,000
Financing receivable allowance for loan losses related to purchased loans		319,000
Consumer [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans		1,803,667,000	1,879,247,000
Financing receivable allowance for loan losses related to purchased loans		151,000	134,000
Consumer [Member] \| Student Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans			$ 68,200,000
Loan sold	$ 64,900,000
Consumer [Member] \| Student Loan [Member] \| Other Income [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Gain on sale of student loan	$ 2,200,000
Consumer [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Student Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Loan guarantee percentage			97.00%
Consumer [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Student Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Loan guarantee percentage			100.00%
KleinBank [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Commercial real estate					$ 559,500,000
Residential Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total loans		$ 2,248,404,000	$ 2,167,053,000
Credit Concentration Risk [Member] \| Residential Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Concentration Risk Percentage		10.00%
Credit Concentration Risk [Member] \| Non Residential Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Concentration Risk Percentage		10.00%