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Subsequent Events (Details) $ in Thousands	Nov. 01, 2019 locations	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 07, 2019 locations	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Assets				$ 34,911,902	$ 31,244,849	$ 30,142,731
Loans				25,710,171	23,820,691	23,123,951
Deposits				28,710,379	$ 26,094,678	$ 24,916,715
STC Capital Bank
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Assets				240,000
Loans				181,000
Deposits				$ 208,000
Subsequent Event \| Countryside Bank
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Assets		$ 578,000
Loans		434,000
Deposits		$ 501,000
Subsequent Event \| STC
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of banking offices acquired \| locations			5
Subsequent Event \| SBC
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of banking offices acquired \| locations	6