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 on TDRs

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Financing Receivable, Modifications, Post-Modification Loans Removed From Nonaccrual Status

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Loans modified not considered to be troubled debt restructuring.

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Loans Receivable Held-For-Sale, Number of Loans transferred to held for sale

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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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Number of troubled debt restructuring loans returned back to accruing status.

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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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Threshold Period of Satisfactory Payments to Remove from Nonaccrual Status

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Total remaining unamortized or unaccreted amounts of premiums, discounts, and intangible assets, in years subsequent to the year of acquisition, when the total amounts of remaining discounts, premiums, and intangible assets exceed 30 percent of stockholders' equity.

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings within the previous 12 months and for which there was a payment default.

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Amount of investment related to financing receivables modified by troubled debt restructurings within the previous 12 months, for which there was a payment default.

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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in outstanding loans including accrued interest.

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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the value of loans or securitized loans that are held with the intention to sell in the near future.

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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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Loans and Loans Held for Sale - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) contract tdr loan	Jun. 30, 2016 tdr loan	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) contract tdr loan	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) tdr loan	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans, net of unearned income	$ 4,500		$ 4,500		$ 5,200
Loans, net of discount related to purchase accounting adjustments	4,900		4,900		7,100
Loans receivable, net	$ 5,780,939		5,780,939		$ 5,615,212
Maximum concentration of commercial real estate and commercial construction portfolio in loans (in excess of)					7.00%
Increase in loans held for sale during the period			$ 19,300
Threshold period of satisfactory performance for troubled debt restructuring to be restored to accruing status			6 months
Number of troubled debt restructuring loans returned back to accruing status \| tdr	1	0	1	0
Amount of troubled debt restructuring loans returned to accruing status	$ 2,000		$ 2,000
Number of loans modified not considered to be troubled debt restructuring \| contract			12
Loans modified not considered to be troubled debt restructuring			$ 11,800
Commitment to lend additional funds on troubled debt restructuring	$ 600		$ 600
Minimum period of loan payment defaults following restructure for TDRs to be in default			90 days
Number of troubled debt restructuring loans that defaulted \| loan	0	0	0
Commercial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Percentage of commercial loans in total portfolio loans	78.00%		78.00%		78.00%
Commercial Loans	$ 4,492,679		$ 4,492,679		$ 4,355,395
Maximum concentration of commercial real estate and commercial construction portfolio in loans (in excess of)	7.00%		7.00%		7.00%
Increase in loans held for sale during the period			$ 18,000
Number of loans held-for-sale sold during period \| contract			3
Commercial Real Estate
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans receivable, net	$ 2,664,642		$ 2,664,642		$ 2,498,476
Number of loans modified not considered to be troubled debt restructuring \| contract			3
Loans modified not considered to be troubled debt restructuring			$ 1,400
Commercial Real Estate \| Commercial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Commercial Loans	2,664,642		2,664,642		2,498,476
Commercial and Industrial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans receivable, net	$ 1,401,283		$ 1,401,283		1,401,035
Number of loans modified not considered to be troubled debt restructuring \| contract	2		9
Loans modified not considered to be troubled debt restructuring	$ 3,900		$ 10,400
Commercial and Industrial \| Commercial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Commercial Loans	1,401,283		1,401,283		1,401,035
Commercial Construction
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans receivable, net	426,754		426,754		455,884
Number of troubled debt restructuring loans that defaulted \| loan				1
Recorded investment of troubled debt restructuring loans that defaulted				$ 600
Commercial Construction \| Commercial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Commercial Loans	426,754		426,754		455,884
Residential Mortgage
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans receivable, net	706,143		706,143		701,982
Commercial Real Estate and Commercial Construction \| Commercial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Commercial Loans	$ 3,100,000		$ 3,100,000		$ 3,000,000
Combined percentage of commercial real estate and commercial construction in total commercial loans	69.00%		69.00%		68.00%
Combined percentage of commercial real estate and commercial construction in total portfolio loans	54.00%		54.00%		53.00%
Concentration risk percentage of commercial real estate and commercial construction			0.00%		0.00%
Out of market exposure of combined portfolio (percent)	5.30%		5.30%		5.20%
Percentage of total loans out-of-state excluding contiguous states	2.80%		2.80%		2.70%
Integrity Bancshares, Inc.
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans receivable, net	$ 443,000		$ 443,000		$ 543,000
Decrease in acquired loans during the period
Integrity Bancshares, Inc. \| Commercial Real Estate
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans receivable, net	231,000		231,000		273,000
Integrity Bancshares, Inc. \| Commercial and Industrial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans receivable, net	109,000		109,000		141,000
Integrity Bancshares, Inc. \| Commercial Construction
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans receivable, net	18,700		18,700		33,000
Integrity Bancshares, Inc. \| Residential Mortgage
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans receivable, net	64,400		64,400		74,000
Integrity Bancshares, Inc. \| Home Equity, Installment and Other Consumer Construction
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans receivable, net	$ 19,900		$ 19,900		$ 22,000