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Loan and Lease Concessions, Amount

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Number of Loan and Lease Concessions

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Number of Paycheck Protection Loans

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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The gains (losses) included in earnings that represent the difference between the sale price and the carrying value of loans made to finance real estate acquisitions. This element refers to the gain (loss) and not to the cash proceeds of the sale. This element is a noncash adjustment to net income when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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Amount before allowance and after deduction of deferred interest and fees, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts, of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Loans and Leases and the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (Loans and Leases Portfolio and Narrative) (Details 1) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) Loan	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) Loan	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Loan and lease portfolio
Loans and Leases	$ 11,805,370		$ 11,805,370		$ 10,990,892
Net gains related to sales of residential mortgage loans	$ 2,400	$ 1,100	$ 5,600	$ 1,600
Number of Paycheck Protection Loans \| Loan	4,482		4,482
Commercial
Loan and lease portfolio
Loans and Leases	$ 5,022,759		$ 5,022,759		4,213,827
Number of loan and lease concessions - Covid-19 \| Loan	886		886
Loan and lease concessions, amount - Covid-19	$ 1,100,000		$ 1,100,000
Commercial \| Commercial and Industrial
Loan and lease portfolio
Loans and Leases	1,956,939		1,956,939		1,379,152
Commercial \| Commercial Mortgage
Loan and lease portfolio
Loans and Leases	2,707,534		2,707,534		2,518,051
Commercial \| Construction
Loan and lease portfolio
Loans and Leases	245,099		245,099		194,170
Commercial \| Lease Financing
Loan and lease portfolio
Loans and Leases	113,187		113,187		122,454
Consumer
Loan and lease portfolio
Loans and Leases	$ 6,782,611		$ 6,782,611		6,777,065
Number of loan and lease concessions - Covid-19 \| Loan	16,414		16,414
Loan and lease concessions, amount - Covid-19	$ 795,500		$ 795,500
Consumer \| Residential Mortgage
Loan and lease portfolio
Loans and Leases	3,989,393		3,989,393		3,891,100
Consumer \| Home Equity
Loan and lease portfolio
Loans and Leases	1,640,887		1,640,887		1,676,073
Consumer \| Automobile
Loan and lease portfolio
Loans and Leases	700,702		700,702		720,286
Consumer \| Other
Loan and lease portfolio
Loans and Leases	451,629		451,629		489,606
Accrued Interest Receivable
Loan and lease portfolio
Accrued interest receivable	36,100		36,100		$ 30,700
Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 \| CECL Adoption Impact
Loan and lease portfolio
Additional decrease in cumulative adjustment	1,700		1,700
PPP Loans, Administered by the U.S. SBA [Member]
Loan and lease portfolio
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 543,300		$ 543,300