Number of loans for which payments will be deferred for financing receivables modified in accordance with payment deferral guidelines outlined in the CARES Act.

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Outstanding balance of loans for which payments will be deferred for financing receivables modified in accordance with payment deferral guidelines outlined in the CARES Act.

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Number of financing receivable contracts modified as troubled debt restructuring within previous 12 months, with subsequent payment default.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 34
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118936363&loc=SL6953682-111524

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Allowance for loan losses and credit quality Narrative Data (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 loans	Mar. 31, 2019 loans	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($) loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of TDR loans modified within the previous twelve months that had subsequently defaulted	0	0
Subsequent Event [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of loans receiving payment deferrals			335
Outstanding balance of loans receiving payment deferrals \| $			$ 160.5