Deposits - Summary of Deposits (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Noninterest-bearing:
Noninterest-bearing demand	$ 1,626,252	$ 1,420,760
Total noninterest-bearing	1,626,252	1,420,760
Interest-bearing:
Interest-bearing demand	1,062,228	1,071,512
Savings	538,213	549,744
Money market	1,542,962	1,347,146
Customer time deposits	672,942	629,071
Brokered deposits	197,834	229,371
Total deposits	4,014,179	3,826,844
Total deposits	$ 5,640,431	$ 5,247,604

The aggregate of all deposit liabilities held by the entity, including foreign and domestic, interest and noninterest bearing; may include demand deposits, saving deposits, Negotiable Order of Withdrawal (NOW) and time deposits among others.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 210
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-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.12)
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