Represents the number of loans into which a single loan may be reconfigured under the modification.

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Represents the amount of unadvanced commitments to borrowers whose loans have been restructured in troubled debt restructurings.

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Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 33
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123577603&loc=SL6953676-111524

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Amount, after troubled debt restructuring, of modified financing receivable.

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Amount, before troubled debt restructuring, of financing receivable to be modified.

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- Definition

Number of financing receivable contracts modified as troubled debt restructuring within previous 12 months, with subsequent payment default.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 34
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123577603&loc=SL6953682-111524

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Amount of financing receivable modified as troubled debt restructuring within previous 12 months, with subsequent payment default.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 34
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Loans Held for Investment - TDRs (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Loans Held for Investment - TDRs (Details)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2021 loan	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) loan
TDRs, Non-covered loans
Number of TDR loans granted \| loan	0	0	3	1
TDR at extension			$ 3,600,000	$ 700,000
TDR modifications, end of period			2,900,000
Unadvanced commitments to borrowers	$ 0		$ 0
TDR with payment at least 30 days past due				$ 100,000
Number of TDRs granted in preceding twelve months for which payment was at least 30 days past due \| loan			0
AB Note \| Minimum \| Plains Capital Bank
TDRs, Non-covered loans
Number of loans into which a single loan may be reconfigured \| loan			2