| **Investment Securities - Proceeds from Sale, Gross Gains (Losses) Realized on Sales, Maturities and Other-Than-Temporary Impairment Charges Related to Securities Available for Sale (Detail) (USD $)In Thousands, unless otherwise specified** | 3 Months Ended                                                                                 |
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| **Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]**                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                           |   |
| Proceeds from sales                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | $ 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities                                        | $ 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities |
| **Sales Transactions:**                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                           |   |
| Gross gains                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGains                                          | 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGains |
| Gross losses                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedLosses                                         | 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedLosses |
| Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gain (Loss), Excluding Other than Temporary Impairments                                                                                                                                            | 0us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGainLossExcludingOtherThanTemporaryImpairments | 0us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGainLossExcludingOtherThanTemporaryImpairments |
| **Maturities and impairment**                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                           |   |
| Gross Gains                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 105fcf_GrossGains                                                                              | 0fcf_GrossGains |
| Gross Losses                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0fcf_GrossLosses                                                                               | 0fcf_GrossLosses |
| Other Than Temporary Impairment                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 0fcf_OtherThanTemporaryImpairment                                                              | 0fcf_OtherThanTemporaryImpairment |
| Gain Losses Maturities And Impairment                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 105fcf_GainLossesMaturitiesAndImpairment                                                       | 0fcf_GainLossesMaturitiesAndImpairment |
| Net gains and impairment                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | $ 105fcf_NetGainsAndImpairment                                                                 | $ 0fcf_NetGainsAndImpairment |

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| - Definition
Gain losses maturities and impairment.
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| - Definition
This item represents the gross gain on maturities of available for sale securities.
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This item represents the gross loss on maturities of available for sale securities.
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| - Definition
Net gains and impairment.
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| - Definition
Other-than-temporary impairment.
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| - Definition
This item represents the difference between the gross realized gains and losses realized on the sale of debt or equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities.
+ References
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| - Definition
This item represents the gross profit realized on the sale of debt or equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities.
+ References
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| - Definition
This item represents the gross loss realized on the sale of debt or equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities.
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| - Definition
The cash inflow associated with the sale of debt and equity securities classified as available-for-sale securities.
+ References
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