Mortgage Servicing Rights - Data and Key Economic Assumptions Related to the Company's MRSs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Data and key economic assumptions related to mortgage servicing rights
Unpaid principal balance	$ 4,533,400	$ 3,703,064	$ 4,012,519
Weighted-average prepayment speed (CPR)	7.46%	8.89%	8.04%
Estimated impact of a 10% increase	$ (5,872)	$ (1,501)	$ (1,592)
Estimated impact of a 20% increase	$ (3,732)	$ (2,910)	$ (3,095)
Discount rate	9.43%	9.68%	9.69%
Estimated impact of a 10% increase	$ (2,758)	$ (1,711)	$ (2,027)
Estimated impact of a 20% increase	$ (5,291)	$ (3,292)	$ (3,896)
Weighted-average coupon interest rate	4.00%	3.89%	3.89%
Weighted-average servicing fee	27.02%	26.22%	26.36%
Weighted-average remaining maturity	8 years 3 months 25 days	14 years 11 months 10 days	7 years 11 months 23 days

Data and key economic assumptions related to mortgage servicing rights.

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Value assumptions used to estimate fair value unpaid principle balance.

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Servicing assets and servicing liabilities at fair value assumptions used to estimate fair value weighted average coupon interest rate.

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Servicing assets and servicing liabilities at fair value assumptions used to estimate fair value weighted average remaining maturity.

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Servicing assets and servicing liabilities at fair value assumptions used to estimate fair value weighted average servicing fee.

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The hypothetical financial impact of a 10 percent adverse change of the discount rate on the fair value of transferor's interests in transferred financial assets (including any servicing assets or servicing liabilities) as of the balance sheet date.

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The hypothetical financial impact of a 10 percent adverse change of prepayment speed on the fair value of transferor's interests in transferred financial assets (including any servicing assets or servicing liabilities) as of the balance sheet date.

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Discount rate used to estimate the fair value of servicing assets and servicing liabilities.

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Estimated rate of prepayments of principal on servicing assets and servicing liabilities.

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