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Fair Value Measurement and Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Carrying Amounts of Assets That Were Still Held and Had Fair Value Changes Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis) (Details) - Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Non-PCI impaired loans |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Non-PCI impaired loans | $ 43,851 | $ 32,858
Non-PCI impaired loans | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Non-PCI impaired loans | 0 | 0
Non-PCI impaired loans | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Non-PCI impaired loans | 0 | 0
Non-PCI impaired loans | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Non-PCI impaired loans | 43,851 | 32,858
Non-PCI impaired loans | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) | Commercial lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Non-PCI impaired loans | 43,087 | 26,873
Non-PCI impaired loans | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Commercial lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Non-PCI impaired loans | 0 | 0
Non-PCI impaired loans | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Commercial lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Non-PCI impaired loans | 0 | 0
Non-PCI impaired loans | Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Commercial lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Non-PCI impaired loans | 43,087 | 26,873
Non-PCI impaired loans | Commercial real estate (“CRE”) | Commercial lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Non-PCI impaired loans | 764 | 3,434
Non-PCI impaired loans | Commercial real estate (“CRE”) | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Commercial lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Non-PCI impaired loans | 0 | 0
Non-PCI impaired loans | Commercial real estate (“CRE”) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Commercial lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Non-PCI impaired loans | 0 | 0
Non-PCI impaired loans | Commercial real estate (“CRE”) | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Commercial lending |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Non-PCI impaired loans | 764 | 3,434
Non-PCI impaired loans | Real estate loan | Consumer lending | Single-family residential |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Non-PCI impaired loans |  | 2,551
Non-PCI impaired loans | Real estate loan | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Consumer lending | Single-family residential |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Non-PCI impaired loans |  | 0
Non-PCI impaired loans | Real estate loan | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Consumer lending | Single-family residential |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Non-PCI impaired loans |  | 0
Non-PCI impaired loans | Real estate loan | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Consumer lending | Single-family residential |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Non-PCI impaired loans |  | $ 2,551
OREO |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
OREO | 590 |
OREO | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
OREO | 0 |
OREO | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
OREO | 0 |
OREO | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
OREO | 590 |
Investments in tax credit and other investments, net |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
OREO | 830 |
Investments in tax credit and other investments, net | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
OREO | 0 |
Investments in tax credit and other investments, net | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
OREO | 0 |
Investments in tax credit and other investments, net | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
OREO | $ 830 |

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