Loans Held for Investment and Allowance for Loan Losses (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Average impaired loans outstanding	$ 128,549	$ 105,138	$ 130,800
Interest income recognized on non-accrual loans	0	133	6
Interest lost on non-accrual loans	12,000	8,500	$ 19,000
Non-accrual loans earning on cash basis	0
Nonaccrual loans that met the criteria for restructured	$ 35,100	$ 20,000

Nonaccrual loans that met the criteria for restructured

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Recorded investment in financing receivables that are on nonaccrual status and are earning interest on a cash basis

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Average amount of investment of impaired financing receivables with related allowance for credit losses and without a related allowance for credit losses.

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The amount of interest income on impaired and nonperforming loans that is due to the change in present value attributable to the passage of time.

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Reflects the amount of additional interest income that would have been recorded if impaired or nonperforming loans were instead current, in compliance with their original terms, and outstanding throughout the reporting period or since origination (if held for part of the period).

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