Loans and Loans Held for Sale - Summary of Nonperforming Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Nonperforming Assets
Nonaccrual loans	$ 42,543	$ 27,723
Nonaccrual TDRs	9,291	7,659
Nonaccrual	51,834	35,382
OREO	297	354
Total Nonperforming Assets	$ 52,131	$ 35,736

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Financing receivable recorded investment nonaccrual trouble debt restructured.

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Net nonperforming assets.

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Nonperforming assets.

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Recorded investment in financing receivables that are on nonaccrual status as of the balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Recorded Investment
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
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-Section 50
-Paragraph 7
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Carrying amount of other real estate not separately disclosed, including, but not limited to, real estate investments, real estate loans that qualify as investments in real estate, and premises that are no longer used in operations may also be included in real estate owned. This does not include real estate assets taken in settlement of troubled loans through surrender or foreclosure.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
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