Mortgage loans previously sold.

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Reclassification of other securities to other assets.

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For each line item in the statement of financial position, the amounts of gains and losses from fair value changes included in earnings.

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The amount by which the fair value of an investment is less than the amortized cost basis or carrying amount of that investment at the balance sheet date and the decline in fair value is deemed to be other than temporary, before considering whether or not such amount is recognized in earnings or other comprehensive income.

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Fair value portion of mortgage loans held-for-sale.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Reclassification of other securities to other assets	$ 0	$ 0	$ 3,604	$ 0
Mortgage Loans
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Net (losses) gains from fair value changes of mortgage loans	(3,212)	(272)	(7,409)	$ 9,198
GNMA
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Mortgage loans previously sold			58,435
Mortgage loans held for sale measured at fair value	$ 0		0		$ 43,035
ASU 2016-01
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Reclassification of other securities to other assets			$ 3,604
Other-than-temporary impairment loss		$ 975