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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Non-compete Agreement

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Balance of title plant assets recorded as of the balance sheet date.

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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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Amount of increase (decrease) from adjustments after acquisition date under purchase accounting of an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Mar. 23, 2018	Jan. 12, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2017
Goodwill
Goodwill acquired during the year (preliminary allocation) and adjustments			$ 32,001
Non-compete agreement					$ 156
Title plant assets	$ 6,800		$ 6,800			$ 6,700
Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust Company
Goodwill
Goodwill acquired during the year (preliminary allocation) and adjustments	$ 2,900
Core deposit intangible assets				$ 18,529
Sabadell United
Goodwill
Goodwill acquired during the year (preliminary allocation) and adjustments		$ 21,000
Core deposit intangible assets							$ 66,600