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	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
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Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 7,081	$ 12,363
Derivative, Collateral, Right to Reclaim Cash	31	25
Cash collateral held	78	49
Securities collateral held or repledged		0
Collateral Pledged
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative, Collateral, Right to Reclaim Cash	10	16
Asset Pledged as Collateral
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
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Asset Pledged as Collateral \| Over the Counter [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Subject to Master Netting Arrangement, Collateral, Right to Reclaim Security Not Offset	103	112
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Net reclassifications from AOCI to earnings resulting from the discontinuance of cash-flow hedges due to forecasted transactions that were no longer probable of occurring	0	0	$ 0
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) ("AOCI"), net of tax
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
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Not Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	2,210	8,269
Interest rate swaps \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	344	6,600
SOFR Plus Two Point One Two Five Percent Plus Zero Point Two Six One Six One Percent Junior Subordinated Notes Due Two Thousand Sixty Seven
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Junior Subordinated Debentures	$ 500	$ 500