Federal Home Loan Bank Stock (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock [Abstract]
Federal Home Loan Bank stock	$ 303,000,000	$ 303,000,000
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, minimum investment requirement, percentage of unpaid principal of mortgage loans, home purchase contracts and similar obligations (in percentage)	1.00%
Federal Home Loan Bank minimum percentage of advances required held (in percentage)	4.50%
Payments to acquire FHLB stock	$ 0	0
Proceeds from Sale of Federal Home Loan Bank Stock	0
Dividend income	$ 16,000,000	$ 15,000,000	$ 9,000,000

The minimum investment percentage of Federal Home Loan Advances as a member of the FHLB.

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Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock represents an equity interest in a FHLB. It does not have a readily determinable fair value because its ownership is restricted and it lacks a market (liquidity).

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Minimum investment percentage of unpaid principal of mortgage loans, home purchase contracts and similar obligations for investment in Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock as a member of the FHLB.

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Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock represents an equity interest in a FHLB. It does not have a readily determinable fair value because its ownership is restricted and it lacks a market (liquidity).

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 325
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Amount of dividend income on nonoperating securities.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
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-Paragraph 2
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Amount of cash outflow to acquire Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
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Amount of cash inflow from sale of Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 12
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