Indicates designation of financial information when substantially all business or separately identifiable line of business transfers from one entity to another entity. Acceptable values are "Predecessor" and "Successor".

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Amount of loss from the write-down of an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Tax benefit related to goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		11 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 12, 2018	Dec. 12, 2018	Nov. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 12, 2019
Financial Designation, Predecessor and Successor [Fixed List]	Predecessor	Predecessor	Predecessor			Predecessor	Predecessor
Goodwill impairment				$ 0	$ 0	$ 113,753
Goodwill				11,288	$ 11,288		$ 113,290	$ 11,288
Retail Financial Services
Financial Designation, Predecessor and Successor [Fixed List]						Predecessor
Goodwill impairment				0		$ 113,753
Goodwill				$ 11,288