Represent the settlement period of loan held for sale.

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Represents the amount of mortgage loan securitized and sold during the period.

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Represents the amount of mortgage loan sold during the period.

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Represents the percentage of mortgage loan securitized and sold during the period.

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Amount, after allowance for bad debt, of mortgage loan receivables held-for-sale that are not part of a disposal group. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements and loans classified as debt securities.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65884687&loc=d3e4428-111522

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Loan Servicing, Mortgage Origination, and Loans Held for Sale - Mandatory cash forwards - (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Mortgage loan securitizations, mandatory cash forwards, and whole loan sales
Loan sales	$ 215.2	$ 230.8	$ 530.6	$ 685.8
Loan securitizations and loan sales	$ 175.2	$ 166.7	$ 418.8	$ 517.8
Percentage of loan securitizations and loan sales	81.40%	72.20%	78.90%	75.50%
Residential mortgage loans to be sold in secondary market
Mortgage loan securitizations, mandatory cash forwards, and whole loan sales
Residential mortgage loans held for sale	$ 57.1	$ 49.0	$ 57.1	$ 49.0	$ 41.6
Loans Held-for-sale, Mortgages	$ 57.1	$ 49.0	$ 57.1	$ 49.0	$ 41.6
Residential mortgage loans awaiting sale in secondary market \| Minimum
Mortgage loan securitizations, mandatory cash forwards, and whole loan sales
Loans held for sale, settlement period			15 days
Residential mortgage loans awaiting sale in secondary market \| Maximum
Mortgage loan securitizations, mandatory cash forwards, and whole loan sales
Loans held for sale, settlement period			45 days