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Derivatives - Narrative (Details) MMBTU in Thousands, Boe in Thousands, $ in Thousands | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) Boe MMBTU company | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) Boe MMBTU company
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets - Fair value | $ 881,404 | $ 484,184
Derivative liabilities - Fair value | 1,029,601 | 390,171
Credit-risk-related contingent features |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Aggregate fair value of derivative instruments in net liability position | 9,800 | 66,800
Collateral posted | 8,400 | 66,600
Derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 2,609,832 | 361,531
Derivative assets - Fair value | 7,640 | 0
Derivative liabilities - Fair value | 24,679 | 282
Derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate swap | Cash Flow Hedging |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Net unrealized losses, net of tax, recorded in AOCI expected to be reclassified into earnings during next 12 months | 26,500 |
Derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate swap | Cash Flow Hedging | Commercial |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 2,250,000 |
Derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate swap | Cash Flow Hedging | Borrowings |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 275,000 |
Derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate contracts | Cash Flow Hedging |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 2,525,000 | 275,000
Derivative assets - Fair value | 533 | 0
Derivative liabilities - Fair value | 24,679 | 57
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 20,165,561 | 19,522,661
Derivative assets - Fair value | 873,764 | 484,184
Derivative liabilities - Fair value | 1,004,922 | 389,889
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate contracts |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 17,261,862 | 17,575,420
Derivative assets - Fair value | 429,505 | 240,222
Derivative liabilities - Fair value | 590,648 | 179,905
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate contracts | Financial Counterparty |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 8,680,000 | 8,800,000
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate contracts | LCH |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 2,100,000 | 2,790,000
Derivative assets - Fair value | 178,400 | 18,100
Derivative liabilities - Fair value |  | 79,900
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 2,762,150 | 1,874,681
Derivative assets - Fair value | 74,767 | 21,033
Derivative liabilities - Fair value | 64,049 | 15,276
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Credit contracts |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 141,549 | 72,560
Derivative assets - Fair value | 0 | 0
Derivative liabilities - Fair value | 27 | 141
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Credit contracts | RPAs — protection sold |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Maximum exposure of RPAs with protection sold | $ 0 | $ 3,200
Weighted average remaining maturity of outstanding RPAs | 2 years 8 months 12 days | 3 years 2 months 12 days
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Equity, Public Companies |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Number of companies that issued the equity (issuers portion only) | company | 1 | 1
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Equity contracts |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | $ 0 | $ 0
Derivative assets - Fair value | 346 | 220
Derivative liabilities - Fair value | $ 0 | $ 0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Equity, Private Companies |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Number of companies that issued the equity (issuers portion only) | company | 13 | 12
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Commodity contracts |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | $ 0 | $ 0
Derivative assets - Fair value | 369,146 | 222,709
Derivative liabilities - Fair value | 350,198 | 194,567
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Commodity contracts | Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets - Fair value | 6,700 | 2,200
Derivative liabilities - Fair value | $ 21,400 | $ 25,800
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Commodity contracts | Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) | Oil |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Derivative, nonmonetary notional amount, energy measure | Boe | 773 | 1,036
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Commodity contracts | Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) | Natural gas |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Derivative, nonmonetary notional amount, energy measure | MMBTU | 5,530 | 11,490
Maximum | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Original maturity (in years) | 1 year | 1 year

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