GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (goodwill by segment) (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Goodwill [Line Items]
Beginning balance	$ 85,768
WashingtonFirst Acquisition	257,139
Ending balance	342,907
Community Banking [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Beginning balance	69,991
WashingtonFirst Acquisition	256,940
Ending balance	326,931
Insurance Segment [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Beginning balance	6,788
WashingtonFirst Acquisition	0
Ending balance	6,788
Investment Management Segment [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Beginning balance	8,989
WashingtonFirst Acquisition	199
Ending balance	$ 9,188

Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6388280&loc=d3e13770-109266

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77989000&loc=SL49117168-202975

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