Minimum days past due for TDR loans to be classified as non-performing.

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The amount of the outstanding recorded investment related to financing receivables that have been modified during the period by troubled debt restructurings.

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Average amount of investment of impaired financing receivables with related allowance for credit losses and without a related allowance for credit losses.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
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Portfolio loans - Impaired Loans (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Portfolio loans - Impaired Loans (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) contract	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) contract	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) contract	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) contract	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Loans
Number of contracts \| contract	0	0	0
Minimum days past due for TDR loans to be classified as non-performing			90 days
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	$ 54,370		$ 54,370		$ 43,646
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	38,811		38,811		29,365
Recorded Investment with Allowance	5,621		5,621		7,352
Total Recorded Investment	44,432		44,432		36,717
Related Allowance	2,320		2,320		3,467
Average Recorded Investment			37,301		33,132
Commercial
Loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	10,995		10,995		16,955
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	5,461		5,461		8,060
Recorded Investment with Allowance	3,558		3,558		3,835
Total Recorded Investment	9,019		9,019		11,895
Related Allowance	1,477		1,477		1,535
Average Recorded Investment			10,153		10,127
Commercial real estate
Loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	25,055		25,055		12,922
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	17,797		17,797		9,036
Recorded Investment with Allowance	2,038		2,038		3,118
Total Recorded Investment	19,835		19,835		12,154
Related Allowance	818		818		1,778
Average Recorded Investment			14,132		8,939
Real estate construction
Loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	1,048		1,048		518
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	1,024		1,024		483
Recorded Investment with Allowance					11
Total Recorded Investment	1,024		1,024		494
Related Allowance					11
Average Recorded Investment			664		793
Retail real estate
Loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	17,206		17,206		13,112
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	14,484		14,484		11,733
Recorded Investment with Allowance	25		25		385
Total Recorded Investment	14,509		14,509		12,118
Related Allowance	25		25		140
Average Recorded Investment			12,277		13,102
Retail other
Loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	66		66		139
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	45		45		53
Recorded Investment with Allowance					3
Total Recorded Investment	$ 45		45		56
Related Allowance					3
Average Recorded Investment			$ 75		$ 171
Included in non-performing loans \| Retail real estate
Loans
Number of contracts \| contract				1
Recorded Investment				$ 100
Included in non-performing loans \| Retail other
Loans
Number of contracts \| contract				1
In compliance with modified terms \| Commercial
Loans
Number of modifications for short-term principal payment relief \| contract	1		1
Recorded investment for short-term principal payment relief	$ 1,700		$ 1,700
In compliance with modified terms \| Commercial real estate
Loans
Number of modifications for short-term principal payment relief \| contract				3
Recorded investment for short-term principal payment relief				$ 300
In compliance with modified terms \| Retail real estate
Loans
Number of modifications for short-term principal payment relief \| contract		1		3
Recorded investment for short-term principal payment relief		$ 200		$ 500
Number of modifications for short-term interest-rate relief \| contract	1		2
Recorded investment for short-term interest-rate relief	$ 200		$ 500