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Fair Value - Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Fair Value
Percentage of loans individually evaluated based on fair value of collateral	60.00%
Assets
Derivative financial instruments	$ 1,100,000		$ 408,800
Trading securities	51,940		77,689
Securities available for sale	5,369,610		5,193,478
SBA servicing assets		$ 7,000
Liabilities
Derivative financial instruments	1,100,000		408,800
U.S. Treasuries
Assets
Securities available for sale	264,425
U.S. Government agencies
Assets
Trading securities	12,017		5,154
Securities available for sale	218,623		97,117
Residential mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies or sponsored enterprises
Assets
Trading securities	11,556		6,853
Securities available for sale	1,730,067		1,831,039
Commercial mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies or sponsored enterprises
Assets
Trading securities	3,116		29,667
Securities available for sale	1,027,776		1,207,241
State and municipal obligations
Assets
Trading securities	18,060		20,798
Securities available for sale	1,003,318		812,689
Corporate securities.
Assets
Securities available for sale	33,353		18,734
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Assets
Loans held for sale	34,477		191,723
Trading securities	51,940		77,689
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets
Mortgage servicing rights	90,459		65,620
SBA servicing assets	6,981
Changes in fair value of assets
Changes in hierarchy classifications of Level 3 assets	0
Changes in hierarchy classifications of Level 3 liabilities	0
Recurring basis
Assets
Derivative financial instruments	1,083,803		414,742
Loans held for sale	34,477		191,723
Trading securities	51,940		77,689
Securities available for sale	5,369,610		5,193,478
Mortgage servicing rights	90,459		65,620
SBA servicing assets	6,981
Fair value of Assets, Total	6,637,270		5,943,252
Liabilities
Derivative financial instruments	1,082,948		410,137
Recurring basis \| U.S. Treasuries
Assets
Securities available for sale	264,425
Recurring basis \| U.S. Government agencies
Assets
Securities available for sale	218,623		97,117
Recurring basis \| Residential mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies or sponsored enterprises
Assets
Securities available for sale	1,730,067		1,831,039
Recurring basis \| Residential Collateralized Mortgage-Obligations Issued By U.S. Government Agencies Or Sponsored Enterprises [Member]
Assets
Securities available for sale	627,812		725,995
Recurring basis \| Commercial mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies or sponsored enterprises
Assets
Securities available for sale	1,027,776		1,207,241
Recurring basis \| State and municipal obligations
Assets
Securities available for sale	1,003,318		812,689
Recurring basis \| Mortgage-backed securities
Assets
Securities available for sale	464,236		500,663
Recurring basis \| Corporate securities.
Assets
Securities available for sale	33,353		18,734
Recurring basis \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Assets
Derivative financial instruments	1,083,803		414,742
Loans held for sale	34,477		191,723
Trading securities	51,940		77,689
Securities available for sale	5,369,610		5,193,478
Fair value of Assets, Total	6,539,830		5,877,632
Liabilities
Derivative financial instruments	1,082,948		410,137
Recurring basis \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| U.S. Treasuries
Assets
Securities available for sale	264,425
Recurring basis \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| U.S. Government agencies
Assets
Securities available for sale	218,623		97,117
Recurring basis \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Residential mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies or sponsored enterprises
Assets
Securities available for sale	1,730,067		1,831,039
Recurring basis \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Residential Collateralized Mortgage-Obligations Issued By U.S. Government Agencies Or Sponsored Enterprises [Member]
Assets
Securities available for sale	627,812		725,995
Recurring basis \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Commercial mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies or sponsored enterprises
Assets
Securities available for sale	1,027,776		1,207,241
Recurring basis \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| State and municipal obligations
Assets
Securities available for sale	1,003,318		812,689
Recurring basis \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Mortgage-backed securities
Assets
Securities available for sale	464,236		500,663
Recurring basis \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Corporate securities.
Assets
Securities available for sale	33,353		18,734
Recurring basis \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets
Mortgage servicing rights	90,459		65,620
SBA servicing assets	6,981
Fair value of Assets, Total	$ 97,440		$ 65,620
Changes in fair value of assets
Fair Value, Asset, Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Gain (Loss), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]	Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax
Unrealized losses included in accumulated other comprehensive income related to Level 3 financial assets and liabilities	$ 0
Recurring basis \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Mortgage Servicing Rights
Changes in fair value of assets
Fair value of assets at the beginning of the period	65,620
Servicing assets that resulted from transfers of financial assets	14,617
Changes in fair value assets due to valuation inputs or assumptions	18,274
Changes in fair value due to decay	(8,052)
Fair value of assets at the end of the period	$ 90,459