Financing Receivable, Collateral Dependent Loans, Amortized Cost

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Financing Receivable, Gain On Pay-Off Amounts Previously Charged-Off Prior To Acquisition

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Percent Of Principal Balance Allowed To Buy Back Under Government National Mortgage Association Optional Repurchase Programs

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Amount of principal due on delinquent mortgage loan within investment in mortgage loan on real estate by entity with substantial portion of business acquiring and holding investment real estate or interest in real estate.

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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 gain (loss) recognized in income from asset measured at fair value on recurring basis using unobservable input (level 3).

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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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Fair value of financial instruments - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Percent of remaining principal allowed to buy back under GNMA optional repurchase programs	100.00%
Franklin Financial Network, Inc. \| Commercial and industrial
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Gain recognized on the change in fair value of portfolio	$ 4,898
Additional gain recognized on pay-off related to amounts charged off prior to acquisition of portfolio	6,274
Level 3 \| Non-recurring Basis
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Amortized costs of collateral dependent loans	2,255	$ 7,839
Mortgage Loans
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Net (losses) gains from fair value changes of mortgage loans held for sale recorded in income	(16,976)	24,233	$ (2,861)
GNMA
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Delinquent GNMA loans that had been previously sold	$ 94,648	$ 151,184