Debt instrument term loan facility maturity date.

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- Definition

Other long term debt maturity date range end.

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- Definition

Percentage of the subordinated notes qualifies as capital in the calculation of certain regulatory capital ratios.

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- Definition

Term loan note payable.

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- Definition

Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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- Definition

The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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- Definition

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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- Definition

Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(2))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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- Definition

Amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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- Definition

Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

The cash inflow during the period from additional borrowings in aggregate debt. Includes proceeds from short-term and long-term debt.

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- Definition

Stated interest rate of the subordinated debt.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of subordinated debt (with initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer). Subordinated debt places a lender in a lien position behind debt having a higher priority of repayment in liquidation of the entity's assets.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Article 5
-Subsection 19, 20, 22

Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB)
-Number Topic 10
-Section F

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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands				12 Months Ended
	Dec. 18, 2015	Mar. 09, 2015	Dec. 21, 2012	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Other long term debt maturity date, ending period				2053
Subordinated Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subordinated notes interest rate				5.875%
Qualified percentage of subordinated notes in regulatory capital				20.00%
Subordinated Notes Payable Maturing June 2045 [Member] \| Subordinated Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Sale of aggregate principal amount of subordinated notes		$ 150,000		$ 150,000
Subordinated notes payable maturity date				Jun. 15, 2045
Subordinated notes interest rate		5.95%
Subordinated Notes Payable Maturing April 2017 [Member] \| Subordinated Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Sale of aggregate principal amount of subordinated notes				$ 98,011	$ 98,011
Subordinated notes payable maturity date				Apr. 01, 2017
Senior Unsecured Single Draw Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term note payable	$ 125,000
Reference rate for loan variable rate				LIBOR
Percentage points added to reference rate	1.50%
Debt instrument term loan facility maturity date				Dec. 18, 2018
Principal payment of term loan	$ 4,500
Three Year Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term note payable			$ 220,000
Reference rate for loan variable rate				LIBOR
Percentage points added to reference rate			1.875%
Debt instrument term loan facility maturity date				Dec. 31, 2015
Term loan agreement period			3 years
Additional borrowings			$ 50,000