Financing Receivable, Aggregate Loan Balance Of SBA Paycheck Protection Program Loans Approved

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Financing Receivable, Cumulative Aggregate Loan Balance Of Loans Processed For Payment Deferrals Since COVID-19

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Financing Receivable, Cumulative Number Of Loans Processed For Payment Deferrals Since COVID-19

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Financing Receivable, Number Of SBA Paycheck Protection Program Loans Approved

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Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring, Deferral Period For Payment Deferrals

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount, before allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable.

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Amount of credit loss expense (reversal of expense) for financing receivable.

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Basis of Presentation and Risks and Uncertainties (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) loan	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	May 11, 2020 USD ($) loan	May 06, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($) loan
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of loans with processed payment deferrals \| loan	315
Aggregate loan balance of loans processed payment deferrals	$ 120,000
Deferral period	90 days
Loans	$ 4,552,708	$ 4,303,787	$ 4,453,466
Provisions	5,590	$ 500	$ 2,263
Subsequent Event
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of loans with processed payment deferrals \| loan						1,269
Aggregate loan balance of loans processed payment deferrals						$ 647,000
Number of PPP loans approved \| loan				2,799
Aggregate loan balance of PPP loans approved				$ 249,500	$ 208,000
At-Risk From COVID-19 Pandemic [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Loans	553,000
Provisions	$ 4,300