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Assets Purchased under Resale Agreements and Sold under Repurchase Agreements (Resale Agreements and Repurchase Agreements) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2020
Resale agreements |  |  |  |  |
Gross resale agreements | $ 1,310,000 |  | $ 1,310,000 |  | $ 1,160,000
Loans purchased under agreements to resell, increase | 989,200 |  | 989,200 |  | 300,000
Repurchase agreements |  |  |  |  |
Gross repurchase agreements | $ 300,000 |  | $ 300,000 |  | $ 300,000
Weighted average interest rates | 2.63% | 3.40% | 2.65% | 3.76% |
Securities Purchased Under Resale Agreements |  |  |  |  |
Resale agreements |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average yields | 1.54% | 2.14% | 1.55% | 2.32% |
Loans Purchased Under Resale Agreements |  |  |  |  |
Resale agreements |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average yields | 1.47% |  | 1.64% |  |

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- Definition Amount, before effects of master netting arrangements, of funds outstanding loaned in the form of a security resale agreement between the entity and another party for the purchase and resale of identical or substantially the same securities at a date certain for a specified price. Includes assets elected not to be offset. Excludes assets not subject to a master netting arrangement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51824906&loc=SL20225862-175312 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 20 -Section 55 -Paragraph 7 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=99393222&loc=SL20226000-175313 + Details
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- Definition Amount, before effects of master netting arrangements, of funds outstanding borrowed in the form of a security repurchase agreement between the entity and another party for the sale and repurchase of identical or substantially the same securities at a date certain for a specified price. Includes liabilities elected not to be offset. Excludes liabilities not subject to a master netting arrangement. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 20 -Section 55 -Paragraph 7 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=99393222&loc=SL20226000-175313 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51824906&loc=SL20225862-175312 + Details
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