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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deposits

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Nov. 30, 2018 USD ($) branch	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 19, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 12, 2018 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill and intangible assets		$ 182	$ 190
Wells Fargo Branches Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of bank branches acquired \| branch	52
Goodwill	$ 58
Acquisition-related costs expensed in period		$ 1	$ 15
Pro forma reclassification of acquisition-related expenses				$ 16
Pro forma reclassification of hedging gains				$ 29
Loans	107
Deposits	$ 1,761
Wells Fargo Branches Acquisition \| Core Deposits Intangible
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	10 years
Santander Bank And Desert Community Bank Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill and intangible assets					$ 51
Santander Bank Mortgage Loan Warehouse Business
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Loans						$ 499
Commitments						$ 1,700
Desert Community Bank Branch Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Loans					59
Deposits					$ 614