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Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 03, 2024	Mar. 29, 2024	Mar. 23, 2023	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019
Derivative Financial Instruments
Notional Amount	$ 18,997,759,000	$ 2,001,184,000	$ 18,997,759,000	$ 2,001,184,000
Estimated Fair Value Gain			953,036,000	24,402,000
Estimated Fair Value Loss			979,155,000	43,373,000
Gains (losses) on cash flow hedge in other comprehensive income	2,800,000	(4,100,000)	(21,800,000)	(15,200,000)
Ineffectiveness in the cash flow hedge	0	0	0	0
Gain or loss recorded	0	0	0	0
Interest Rate Derivative Assets, at Fair Value	931,400,000	21,700,000	931,400,000	21,700,000
Interest Rate Derivative Liabilities, at Fair Value	935,000,000.0	23,500,000	935,000,000.0	23,500,000
Interest Rate Derivatives, at Fair Value, Net	3,600,000	1,800,000	3,600,000	1,800,000
Estimated gain (loss) on fair value of open contracts related to mortgage servicing rights			389,000	(86,000)
Obligation under forward commitments, the fair value of those obligations along with the fair value of derivative instruments associated with forward commitments
Fair value of forward commitments	(979,155,000)	(43,287,000)	(979,155,000)	(43,287,000)				$ (30,485,000)
Other Liabilities
Derivative Financial Instruments
Cash flow hedge liability	41,800,000	19,600,000	41,800,000	19,600,000
FHLB Advances
Derivative Financial Instruments
Collateral provided	50,900,000		50,900,000
Mortgage loan pipeline
Obligation under forward commitments, the fair value of those obligations along with the fair value of derivative instruments associated with forward commitments
Obligation	752,251,000	148,749,000	752,251,000	148,749,000				80,785,000
Expected closures
Obligation under forward commitments, the fair value of those obligations along with the fair value of derivative instruments associated with forward commitments
Obligation	616,274,000	111,561,000	616,274,000	111,561,000				60,588,000
Cash flow hedge \| Borrower
Derivative Financial Instruments
Collateral provided	877,200,000		877,200,000
Cash flow hedge \| FHLB Advances - One
Derivative Financial Instruments
Notional Amount	350,000,000		350,000,000				$ 350,000,000
Outstanding advances										$ 350,000,000
Cash flow hedge \| FHLB Advances - Two
Derivative Financial Instruments
Notional Amount	150,000,000		150,000,000			$ 150,000,000
Outstanding advances										150,000,000
Cash flow hedge \| FHLB Advances - Three
Derivative Financial Instruments
Notional Amount	200,000,000		200,000,000		$ 200,000,000				$ 200,000,000
Interest rate contracts
Derivative Financial Instruments
Notional Amount	17,300,000,000	1,000,000,000.0	17,300,000,000	1,000,000,000.0
Mortgage servicing rights hedging \| Non-designated hedges
Derivative Financial Instruments
Notional Amount	175,500,000	134,000,000.0	175,500,000	134,000,000.0
Mortgage servicing rights hedging \| Non-designated hedges \| Other Liabilities
Derivative Financial Instruments
Notional Amount	175,500,000	134,000,000	175,500,000	134,000,000
Estimated Fair Value Gain			388,000
Estimated Fair Value Loss				86,000
Mortgage loan pipeline commitments hedging
Obligation under forward commitments, the fair value of those obligations along with the fair value of derivative instruments associated with forward commitments
Obligation	23,004,000	2,071,000	23,004,000	2,071,000				1,160,000
Mortgage loan pipeline commitments hedging \| Non-designated hedges \| Other Assets
Derivative Financial Instruments
Notional Amount	821,733,000	145,625,000	821,733,000	145,625,000
Estimated Fair Value Gain			21,262,000	2,702,000
Forward commitments
Obligation under forward commitments, the fair value of those obligations along with the fair value of derivative instruments associated with forward commitments
Obligation	821,733,000	145,625,000	821,733,000	145,625,000				87,773,000
Fair value of forward commitments	1,741,000	(631,000)	1,741,000	(631,000)				$ 258,000
Customer swaps \| Cash flow hedge \| Investment securities - available for sale
Derivative Financial Instruments
Collateral provided	496,500,000		496,500,000
Interest rate swap \| Cash flow hedge \| FHLB Advances \| Other Liabilities \| Counterparty
Derivative Financial Instruments
Notional Amount	$ 700,000,000	700,000,000	700,000,000	700,000,000
Estimated Fair Value Loss			$ 41,798,000	19,564,000
Interest rate swap \| Cash flow hedge \| FHLB Advances - One
Derivative Financial Instruments
Notional Amount										350,000,000
Fixed rate payable on notional amount (as a percent)	2.44%		2.44%
Interest rate swap \| Cash flow hedge \| FHLB Advances - Two
Derivative Financial Instruments
Notional Amount										$ 150,000,000
Fixed rate payable on notional amount (as a percent)	2.21%		2.21%
Interest rate swap \| Cash flow hedge \| FHLB Advances - Three
Derivative Financial Instruments
Notional Amount									$ 200,000,000
Fixed rate payable on notional amount (as a percent)	1.89%		1.89%
Interest rate swap \| Cash flow hedge \| LIBOR \| FHLB Advances - One
Derivative Financial Instruments
Variable rate (as a percent)	0.23%		0.23%
Interest rate swap \| Cash flow hedge \| LIBOR \| FHLB Advances - Two
Derivative Financial Instruments
Variable rate (as a percent)	0.23%		0.23%
Interest rate swap \| Cash flow hedge \| LIBOR \| FHLB Advances - Three
Derivative Financial Instruments
Variable rate (as a percent)	0.25%		0.25%
Interest rate swap \| Fair Value Hedging \| Counterparty
Derivative Financial Instruments
Notional Amount	$ 20,800,000		$ 20,800,000
Interest rate swap \| Fair Value Hedging \| Other Liabilities \| Counterparty
Derivative Financial Instruments
Notional Amount	20,850,000	2,769,000	20,850,000	2,769,000
Estimated Fair Value Loss			2,379,000	260,000
Interest rate swap \| Non-designated hedges \| Other Assets and Other Liabilities \| Borrower
Derivative Financial Instruments
Notional Amount	8,639,838,000	509,395,000	8,639,838,000	509,395,000
Estimated Fair Value Gain			931,355,000	21,700,000
Estimated Fair Value Loss			32,000	63,000
Interest rate swap \| Non-designated hedges \| Other Assets and Other Liabilities \| Counterparty
Derivative Financial Instruments
Notional Amount	$ 8,639,838,000	$ 509,395,000	8,639,838,000	509,395,000
Estimated Fair Value Gain			31,000
Estimated Fair Value Loss			$ 934,946,000	$ 23,400,000