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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 15
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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, 2018 USD ($) contract	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) contract item	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) contract item	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) contract item	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Loans
Number of contracts \| contract	0	0	0	0
Minimum days past due for TDR loans to be classified as non-performing			90 days
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	$ 58,414		$ 58,414		$ 52,419
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	34,909		34,909		39,657
Recorded Investment with Allowance	18,010		18,010		2,180
Total Recorded Investment	52,919		52,919		41,837
Related Allowance	5,363		5,363		867
Average Recorded Investment			45,153		39,124
Commercial
Loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	24,479		24,479		10,604
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	9,518		9,518		7,192
Recorded Investment with Allowance	11,713		11,713		191
Total Recorded Investment	21,231		21,231		7,383
Related Allowance	3,691		3,691		138
Average Recorded Investment			11,395		10,184
Commercial real estate
Loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	19,994		19,994		22,218
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	12,851		12,851		16,472
Recorded Investment with Allowance	6,197		6,197		1,964
Total Recorded Investment	19,048		19,048		18,436
Related Allowance	1,572		1,572		704
Average Recorded Investment			18,528		15,195
Real estate construction
Loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	429		429		1,040
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	405		405		1,016
Total Recorded Investment	405		405		1,016
Average Recorded Investment			826		692
Retail real estate
Loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	13,395		13,395		18,517
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	12,103		12,103		14,957
Recorded Investment with Allowance	100		100		25
Total Recorded Investment	12,203		12,203		14,982
Related Allowance	100		100		25
Average Recorded Investment			14,361		13,009
Retail other
Loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	117		117		40
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	32		32		20
Total Recorded Investment	32		32		20
Average Recorded Investment			$ 43		$ 44
In compliance with modified terms
Loans
Recorded investment for short-term interest-rate relief	$ 0
In compliance with modified terms \| Commercial
Loans
Number of modifications for short-term principal payment relief \| item				1
Recorded investment for short-term principal payment relief				$ 1,700
In compliance with modified terms \| Retail real estate
Loans
Number of modifications for short-term principal payment relief \| item				2
Number of modifications for short-term interest-rate relief \| item		1	1	1
Recorded investment for short-term interest-rate relief		$ 200	$ 100	$ 500