Business Combinations - Fair Value Adjustments Made to the Amortized Cost (Details) $ in Thousands	Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross amortized cost basis at July 31, 2020	$ 1,787,057
Interest rate fair value adjustment on all loans	455
Credit fair value adjustment on non-PCD loans	(21,397)
Fair value of acquired loans at July 31, 2020	1,766,115
Allowance for credit losses on PCD loans	(13,586)
Loans, net	$ 1,752,529

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The carrying amount of assets an investment adviser manages on behalf of investors.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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