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Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses (Summary of Activities in Allowance for Unfunded Credit Reserves) (Details) - Allowance for Unfunded Credit Reserves - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2018
Allowance for unfunded credit reserves |  |  |  |
Allowance for unfunded credit reserves, beginning of period | $ 14,505 | $ 13,614 | $ 12,566 | $ 13,318
(Reversal of) provision for unfunded credit reserves | (1,486) | 405 | 453 | 701
Allowance for unfunded credit reserves, end of period | $ 13,019 | $ 14,019 | $ 13,019 | $ 14,019

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- Definition Reflects the Allowance for Unfunded Loan Commitments and Letters of Credit + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of expense related to credit loss from transactions other than loan and lease transactions. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118932676&loc=d3e3602-108585 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 220 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-04(11)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116637391&loc=SL114874048-224260 + Details
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- Details
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