Gain (Loss) On Sale Of Mortgage Servicing Rights

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Mortgage Loans Serviced for Others, Amount

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Mortgage Servicing Rights Sold, Payable Amount

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Servicing Asset, Agreement Term

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Servicing Asset At Amortized Cost, Amortization, Term

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Servicing Asset At Fair Value, Unpaid Principal Balance

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Valuation servicing rights in tranches [Line Items]

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The designation of funds furnished by a borrower to a lender to assure future payments of the borrower's real estate taxes and insurance obligations with respect to a mortgaged property. Escrow deposits may be made for a variety of other purposes such as earnest money and contingent payments. This element excludes replacement reserves which are an escrow separately provided for within the US GAAP taxonomy.

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Income from mortgage banking activities (fees and commissions) and servicing real estate mortgages, credit cards, and other financial assets held by others net of any related impairment of capitalized service costs. Also includes any premiums received in lieu of regular servicing fees on such loans only as earned over the life of the loans.

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The net cash outflow or inflow associated with acquisition or sale of mortgage servicing rights which is the net carrying value of capitalized servicing rights, which contractually entitle the servicer to receive fees and ancillary revenues for performing billing, collection, disbursement and recordkeeping services in connection with a mortgage portfolio. Rights may be obtained via (1) acquisition or assumption of a servicing obligation that does not relate to financial assets of the servicer or its consolidated affiliates; or (2) by originating mortgage loans and then (a) transferring the loans to a Variable Interest Entity (VIE) in a transaction that meets the necessary transfer and classification requirements, or (b) transferring the loans in a transaction that meets the requirements for sale accounting.

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Aggregate amount of servicing assets that are subsequently measured at fair value and servicing assets that are subsequently measured using the amortization method.

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Fair value of contract to service financial assets under which the benefits of servicing are expected to more than adequately compensate the servicer.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the amortized amount from a decrease (increase) in the valuation allowance applied to the servicing asset for a contract to service financial assets under which the benefits of servicing are expected to more than adequately compensate the servicer.

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Decrease in servicing assets subsequently measured at fair value resulting from conveyance of servicing rights to unrelated parties.

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Value of input used to measure servicing asset.

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Discount rate used to estimate the fair value of servicing assets and servicing liabilities.

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Estimated rate of prepayments of principal on servicing assets and servicing liabilities.

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GOODWILL, CORE DEPOSIT PREMIUM AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Mortgage and commercial loans servicing narrative) (Details)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019
Valuation servicing rights in tranches [Line Items]
Loans guaranteed and sold with servicing retained		$ 6,271,000		$ 6,271,000		$ 31,072,000
Valuation allowance				1,600,000		58,000
First Bank & Trust
Valuation servicing rights in tranches [Line Items]
Mortgage loans serviced for others		621,500,000		621,500,000		648,900,000
Custodial escrow balances maintained		16,300,000		16,300,000		$ 5,900,000
Mortgage servicing rights
Valuation servicing rights in tranches [Line Items]
Sale of mortgage servicing rights				$ 20,556,000	$ 0
Average constant prepayment rate				16.40%		10.30%
Servicing assets, discount rate				9.03%		9.03%
Fees collected for servicing of mortgage loans		$ 422,000	$ 2,600,000	$ 1,300,000	7,300,000
Mortgage servicing rights \| Measurement Input, Cap Rate \| Minimum
Valuation servicing rights in tranches [Line Items]
Average capitalization rate (percent)		0.0080		0.0080				0.0093
Mortgage servicing rights \| Measurement Input, Cap Rate \| Maximum
Valuation servicing rights in tranches [Line Items]
Average capitalization rate (percent)		0.0098		0.0098				0.0117
Mortgage servicing rights \| First Bank & Trust
Valuation servicing rights in tranches [Line Items]
Fair value of mortgage servicing rights		$ 5,000,000.0		$ 5,000,000.0		$ 7,100,000
Commercial servicing rights
Valuation servicing rights in tranches [Line Items]
Fair value of mortgage servicing rights		1,827,000	2,529,000	1,827,000	2,529,000	2,100,000
Loans guaranteed and sold with servicing retained		$ 87,000,000.0		$ 87,000,000.0		$ 107,400,000
Commercial servicing rights \| Minimum
Valuation servicing rights in tranches [Line Items]
Average constant prepayment rate				13.11%		11.01%
Servicing assets, discount rate				9.77%		13.44%
Commercial servicing rights \| Maximum
Valuation servicing rights in tranches [Line Items]
Average constant prepayment rate				16.60%		13.50%
Servicing assets, discount rate				14.41%		16.96%
Commercial servicing rights \| Measurement Input, Cap Rate \| Minimum
Valuation servicing rights in tranches [Line Items]
Average capitalization rate (percent)		0.0310		0.0310		0.0310
Commercial servicing rights \| Measurement Input, Cap Rate \| Maximum
Valuation servicing rights in tranches [Line Items]
Average capitalization rate (percent)		0.0445		0.0445		0.0445
Less Than 20 Years
Valuation servicing rights in tranches [Line Items]
Fair value of mortgage servicing rights		$ 348,000		$ 348,000		$ 491,000
Fees collected for servicing of mortgage loans		216,000	$ 401,000	$ 826,000	$ 1,200,000
Period of tranche				20 years
Valuation allowance				$ 7,000		$ 0
Amortization period				20 years		20 years
More Than 20 Years
Valuation servicing rights in tranches [Line Items]
Fair value of mortgage servicing rights		1,478,000		$ 1,478,000		$ 1,643,000
Period of tranche				20 years
Valuation allowance				$ 0		$ 0
Amortization period				20 years		20 years
PNC Bank, N.A.
Valuation servicing rights in tranches [Line Items]
Custodial escrow balances maintained							$ 22,900,000
Dubuque Bank and Trust Company
Valuation servicing rights in tranches [Line Items]
Custodial escrow balances maintained						$ 17,700,000
Dubuque Bank and Trust Company \| Mortgage servicing rights
Valuation servicing rights in tranches [Line Items]
Unpaid principal balance	$ 3,310,000,000
Sale of mortgage servicing rights	$ 20,600,000
Cash received from sale of Mortgage servicing rights		34,800,000
Gain on sale of mortgage servicing rights		13,300,000
Loans payable		$ 293,000		$ 293,000