Allowance for Credit Losses (Impairment By Loan Class) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Loan loss allowances, impaired financing receivable, evaluated individually or collectively
Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment, Recorded Investment	$ 3,478	$ 12,675
Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment, Allowance	528	365
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment, Recorded Investment	7,498,329	6,882,271
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment, Allowance	94,026	59,913
Commercial, financial and agricultural \| Domestic \| Commercial
Loan loss allowances, impaired financing receivable, evaluated individually or collectively
Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment, Recorded Investment	1,595	1,935
Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment, Allowance	412	249
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment, Recorded Investment	1,805,896	1,290,725
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment, Allowance	19,667	10,895
Commercial, financial and agricultural \| Domestic \| Commercial Real Estate: farmland and commercial
Loan loss allowances, impaired financing receivable, evaluated individually or collectively
Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment, Recorded Investment	536	1,208
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment, Recorded Investment	1,971,098	1,895,539
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment, Allowance	18,711	16,533
Commercial, financial and agricultural \| Domestic \| Commercial Real Estate: multifamily
Loan loss allowances, impaired financing receivable, evaluated individually or collectively
Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment, Recorded Investment	137	165
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment, Recorded Investment	188,718	190,265
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment, Allowance	1,864	1,786
Real estate - construction \| Domestic \| Commercial Real Estate: other construction and land development
Loan loss allowances, impaired financing receivable, evaluated individually or collectively
Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment, Recorded Investment	914	938
Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment, Allowance	116	116
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment, Recorded Investment	2,277,077	2,184,945
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment, Allowance	40,808	18,037
Real estate - mortgage \| Domestic \| Residential First Lien
Loan loss allowances, impaired financing receivable, evaluated individually or collectively
Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment, Recorded Investment	252	6,278
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment, Recorded Investment	421,286	427,623
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment, Allowance	3,208	3,762
Real estate - mortgage \| Domestic \| Residential Junior Lien
Loan loss allowances, impaired financing receivable, evaluated individually or collectively
Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment, Recorded Investment	41	692
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment, Recorded Investment	659,801	705,784
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment, Allowance	8,964	7,535
Consumer \| Domestic
Loan loss allowances, impaired financing receivable, evaluated individually or collectively
Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment, Recorded Investment	3	1,195
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment, Recorded Investment	42,398	46,605
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment, Allowance	288	542
Foreign \| Foreign
Loan loss allowances, impaired financing receivable, evaluated individually or collectively
Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment, Recorded Investment		264
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment, Recorded Investment	132,055	140,785
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment, Allowance	$ 516	$ 823

The valuation allowance for financing receivables that are expected to be uncollectible that were collectively evaluated for impairment.

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