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Combined percentage of commercial real estate and commercial construction in commercial loans.

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Combined percentage of commercial real estate and commercial construction in portfolio loans.

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Commitment to lend additional funds.

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Loans modified not considered to be troubled debt restructuring.

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Maximum concentration of commercial real estate and commercial construction portfolio in loans.

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Net loans out of state percentage excluding contiguous states.

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Number Of Loans Modified Not Considered To Be Troubled Debt Restructuring

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Out of state exposure of combined portfolio.

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Percentage of commercial loans in portfolio loans.

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Period of loans in default treated as troubled debt restructuring.

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Description of risks that arise due to the volume of revenue generated by a particular product or other reliance placed on the success of that product, and the characteristics of that product that may give rise to the risk (for example, a patent or trademark expiration date). At a minimum, the description informs financial statement users of the general nature of the risk.

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The net gain (loss) resulting from a sale of loans, including adjustments to record loans classified as held-for-sale at the lower-of-cost-or-market and fair value adjustments to loan held for investment purposes.

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Amount of deferred interest and fee income, unamortized costs incurred to originate loans and leases, unamortized loan commitments and loan syndication fees, and premiums over or discounts from face amounts of acquired loans. Excludes amounts for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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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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Loans and Loans Held for Sale - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) contract	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 04, 2015 USD ($)
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans, unearned income	$ 3,700,000		$ 3,200,000
Discount on loans related to purchase accounting fair value adjustments	10,400,000		$ 10,900,000
Decrease in loans held for sale during the period	23,600,000
Gain on sale of credit card portfolio	$ 2,066,000	$ 0
Percentage of commercial loans in total portfolio loans	77.00%		76.00%
Concentration Risk, Product	0
Maximum concentration of commercial real estate and commercial construction portfolio in loans (in excess of)	7.00%		7.00%
Commitment to lend additional funds on troubled debt restructuring	$ 0
Minimum period of loan payment defaults following restructure for TDRs to be in default	90 days
Commercial and Industrial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of loans modified not considered to be troubled debt restructuring \| contract	1
Loans modified not considered to be troubled debt restructuring	$ 2,200,000
Integrity Bancshares, Inc.
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Discount on loans related to purchase accounting fair value adjustments				$ 14,800,000
Installment and Other Consumer
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Decrease in loans held for sale during the period	22,900,000
Gain on sale of credit card portfolio	$ 2,100,000
Commercial Real Estate and Commercial Construction
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Combined percentage of commercial real estate and commercial construction in total commercial loans	66.00%		67.00%
Combined percentage of commercial real estate and commercial construction in total portfolio loans	51.00%		51.00%
Out of market exposure of combined portfolio (percent)	5.40%		5.80%
Percentage of total loans out-of-state excluding contiguous states	2.70%		3.00%
Commercial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Commercial Loans	$ 3,973,643,000		$ 3,836,877,000
Commercial \| Commercial Real Estate and Commercial Construction
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Commercial Loans	2,600,000,000
Consumer
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Commercial Loans	$ 1,203,105,000		$ 1,190,735,000