Future Unfunded Contingent Commitments (Details) - Qualified Affordable Housing Project Investments $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Other Commitments
Unfunded contingent commitments expected to be fulfilled in 2019	$ 6,069
Unfunded contingent commitments expected to be fulfilled in 2020	3,784
Unfunded contingent commitments expected to be fulfilled in 2021	4,787
Unfunded contingent commitments expected to be fulfilled in 2022	7,505
Unfunded contingent commitments expected to be fulfilled in 2023	118
Unfunded contingent commitments expected to be fulfilled thereafter	717
Unfunded contingent commitments	$ 22,980

Qualified Affordable Housing Project Investments, Commitment To Be Paid Thereafter

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Amount of commitment or contingent commitments to qualified affordable housing project investments.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
-SubTopic 740
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (e)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=114775393&loc=SL49122993-202985

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