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Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses - Additions to TDRs (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) loan | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) loan | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) loan
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Loans | loan | 9 | 6 | 17
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | $ 69,712 | $ 25,256 | $ 174,898
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 39,112 | 21,329 | 156,914
Financial Impact | $ 12,640 | $ 1,108 | $ 19,573
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Loans | loan | 7 | 6 | 17
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | $ 69,050 | $ 25,256 | $ 174,898
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 38,415 | 21,329 | 156,914
Financial Impact | $ 12,638 | $ 1,108 | $ 19,573
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | C&I |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Loans | loan | 7 | 5 | 14
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | $ 69,050 | $ 24,155 | $ 152,249
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 38,415 | 20,263 | 134,467
Financial Impact | $ 12,638 | $ 1,108 | $ 19,555
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Real estate loan | Multifamily |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Loans | loan |  | 1 | 1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment |  | $ 1,101 | $ 1,220
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment |  | 1,066 | 1,226
Financial Impact |  | $ 0 | $ 0
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Total CRE |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Loans | loan |  | 1 | 3
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment |  | $ 1,101 | $ 22,649
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment |  | 1,066 | 22,447
Financial Impact |  | $ 0 | $ 18
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | CRE |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Loans | loan |  |  | 2
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment |  |  | $ 21,429
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment |  |  | 21,221
Financial Impact |  |  | $ 18
Consumer Lending |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Loans | loan | 2 |  |
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | $ 662 |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 697 |  |
Financial Impact | $ 2 |  |
Consumer Lending | HELOCs |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Loans | loan | 2 |  |
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | $ 662 |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 697 |  |
Financial Impact | $ 2 |  |
Consumer Lending | Total residential mortgage |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Loans | loan | 2 |  |
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | $ 662 |  |
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment | 697 |  |
Financial Impact | $ 2 |  |

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