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Portfolio loans - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended
Portfolio loans - Narrative (Details)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) contract	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Portfolio Loans
Net deferred loan origination costs	$ 5,400,000		$ 5,600,000
Amount of loan reduction due to net accretable purchase accounting adjustments	28,200,000		$ 13,900,000
Gross interest income that would have been recorded if impaired loans had been current	$ 700,000	$ 400,000
Loans newly classified as troubled debt restructurings (“TDR”)		$ 0
TDRs subsequently classified as non-performing and had payment defaults	0	0
Minimum days past due for TDR loans to be classified as non-performing	90 days
Balance of all acquired loans	$ 2,000,000,000
Retail real estate
Portfolio Loans
Loans in the process of foreclosure	3,400,000
Maximum \| Commercial real estate
Portfolio Loans
Limit where loans are processed through an expedited underwriting process	1,000,000
Pass and watch \| Commercial
Portfolio Loans
Limit where loans are processed through an expedited underwriting process	350,000
Pass and watch \| Minimum \| Commercial
Portfolio Loans
Limit where loans are processed through an expedited underwriting process	350,000
Pass and watch \| Maximum \| Commercial
Portfolio Loans
Limit where loans are processed through an expedited underwriting process	1,000,000
Watch \| Commercial
Portfolio Loans
Limit above which loans are annually reviewed	1,000,000
Special Mention
Portfolio Loans
Limit above which loans are annually reviewed	350,000
In compliance with modified terms
Portfolio Loans
Loans newly classified as troubled debt restructurings (“TDR”)	$ 3,100,000
In compliance with modified terms \| Commercial
Portfolio Loans
Performing loans classified as TDRs \| loan		1