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	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Other gains (losses), net	$ 63,742	$ 6,046	$ 10,214
Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Nonaccruing Loans
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Gross charge-offs against allowance for loan losses	2,087	39,299
Other gains (losses), net	0	0
Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Real estate and other repossessed assets [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Gross charge-offs against allowance for loan losses	0	0
Other gains (losses), net	(150)	4,602
Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] \| Fair Value, Nonaccruing Loans
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] \| Real estate and other repossessed assets [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Fair Value, Nonaccruing Loans
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	808	801
Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Real estate and other repossessed assets [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	1,706	18,188
Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Fair Value, Nonaccruing Loans
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	1,990	20,423
Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Real estate and other repossessed assets [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 0	$ 2,842