The period in which a tax credit project must stay in compliance for the investor to keep the tax credits.

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The period in which an investor receives tax credits from a tax credit project.

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Amount of write-down from impairment of an investment in a qualified affordable housing project.

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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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Variable Interest Entities - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
Variable Interest Entities
Carrying value of equity investments in LIHTCs	$ 189,607,000		$ 83,962,000
Impairment losses	$ 0	$ 0
CDE
Variable Interest Entities
Tax credit period	7 years
LIHTC
Variable Interest Entities
Tax credit period	10 years
Tax credit compliance period	15 years