Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Additional Information) (Detail)

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Additional Information) (Detail) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]    
Loans $ 3,359,858,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome $ 2,858,868,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
Related Party Deposit Liabilities 5,600,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyDepositLiabilities 6,200,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyDepositLiabilities
Related Party [Member]    
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]    
Loans $ 13,100,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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$ 13,100,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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