Financing Receivable, Allowance For Credit Loss, Modifications

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The amount of additional commitments to lend to customers who have financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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The non-accruing portion of the outstanding recorded investment related to financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual, Including Nonaccrual With No Allowance

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Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, 90 Days Or More Past Maturity And Still Accruing

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The allowance for loan and lease losses represents the reserve to cover probable credit losses related to all loans and leases, as well as probable credit losses inherent in the remainder of the loan portfolio as of the balance sheet date excluding unallocated amounts.

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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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Amount of financing receivable modified as troubled debt restructuring.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
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Amount of financing receivable on nonaccrual status.

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Amount before allowance and after deduction of deferred interest and fees, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts, of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Loans Receivable - Loan Portfolio by Portfolio Segment and by Class of Financing Receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Jan. 01, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans receivable	$ 8,836,874		$ 8,808,674
Allowance for credit losses	92,897		57,941
Nonaccrual loans	85,431
Nonaccrual loans	76,628	$ 68,870	68,870
Loans 90 days past due and accruing	31		32
TDRs	33,352		31,999	$ 32,812	$ 33,608
Allowance related to TDRs	4,948		3,002
Additional commitments to customers with loans classified as TDRs	661		566
Nonaccrual TDRs	17,375		9,000	$ 14,951
Personal Banking
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans receivable	5,382,126		5,336,177
Allowance for credit losses	37,619		18,356
Nonaccrual loans	22,924
Nonaccrual loans	22,924	25,447	25,447
Loans 90 days past due and accruing	31		32
TDRs	9,089		9,523
Allowance related to TDRs	1,332		953
Additional commitments to customers with loans classified as TDRs	26		26
Personal Banking \| Residential mortgage loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans receivable	2,834,733		2,868,127
Allowance for credit losses	10,673		2,574
Nonaccrual loans	11,651
Nonaccrual loans	11,651	14,476	14,476
Loans 90 days past due and accruing	0		0
TDRs	7,183		7,550
Allowance related to TDRs	865		560
Additional commitments to customers with loans classified as TDRs	0		0
Personal Banking \| Home equity loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans receivable	1,360,654		1,342,918
Allowance for credit losses	9,786		3,189
Nonaccrual loans	7,106
Nonaccrual loans	7,106	6,745	6,745
Loans 90 days past due and accruing	31		32
TDRs	1,906		1,973
Allowance related to TDRs	467		393
Additional commitments to customers with loans classified as TDRs	26		26
Personal Banking \| Consumer finance loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans receivable	936,827
Allowance for credit losses	11,994
Nonaccrual loans	3,231
Loans 90 days past due and accruing	0
TDRs	0
Allowance related to TDRs	0
Additional commitments to customers with loans classified as TDRs	0
Personal Banking \| Consumer loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans receivable	249,912		1,125,132
Allowance for credit losses	5,166		12,593
Nonaccrual loans	936
Nonaccrual loans	936	1,079	4,226
Loans 90 days past due and accruing	0		0
TDRs	0		0
Allowance related to TDRs	0		0
Additional commitments to customers with loans classified as TDRs	0		0
Commercial Banking
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans receivable	3,454,748		3,472,497
Allowance for credit losses	55,278		39,585
Nonaccrual loans	62,507
Nonaccrual loans	53,704	43,423	43,423
Loans 90 days past due and accruing	0		0
TDRs	24,263		22,476
Allowance related to TDRs	3,616		2,049
Additional commitments to customers with loans classified as TDRs	635		540
Commercial Banking \| Commercial real estate loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans receivable	2,262,998		2,754,390
Allowance for credit losses	29,380		21,588
Nonaccrual loans	26,384
Nonaccrual loans	22,730	18,832	34,864
Loans 90 days past due and accruing	0		0
TDRs	12,460		19,358
Allowance related to TDRs	1,010		1,384
Additional commitments to customers with loans classified as TDRs	71		476
Commercial Banking \| Commercial real estate loans - owner occupied
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans receivable	487,760
Allowance for credit losses	8,374
Nonaccrual loans	15,887
Nonaccrual loans	12,136	16,032
Loans 90 days past due and accruing	0
TDRs	6,511
Allowance related to TDRs	625
Additional commitments to customers with loans classified as TDRs	5
Commercial Banking \| Commercial loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans receivable	703,990		718,107
Allowance for credit losses	17,524		17,997
Nonaccrual loans	20,236
Nonaccrual loans	18,838	$ 8,559	8,559
Loans 90 days past due and accruing	0		0
TDRs	5,292		3,118
Allowance related to TDRs	1,981		665
Additional commitments to customers with loans classified as TDRs	$ 559		$ 64