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Affordable Housing Partnership, Tax Credit and Community Reinvestment Act Investments, Net - Schedule of Additional Information related to the Affordable Housing, Tax Credit and CRA Investments, Net (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2023
Equity Method Accounting and Other [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Tax credit and CRA Investments | $ 14,918,000 | $ 47,395,000 | $ 49,055,000 | $ 120,297,000
Total tax credits and benefits | 59,591,000 | 63,055,000 | 181,212,000 | 167,355,000
Equity Method Accounting and Other [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Tax credit and CRA Investments | 5,600,000 | 49,694,000 | 34,859,000 | 115,718,000
Total amortization | 38,664,000 | 61,281,000 | 134,882,000 | 150,477,000
Equity method investment, other-than-temporary impairment | 0 |  | 0 |
Pre-tax impairment charge or recovery | 0 |  | 0 |
Historic Tax Credit Investment |  |  |  |
Equity Method Accounting and Other [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Equity method investment, other-than-temporary impairment |  | 1,000,000 |  |
Pre-tax impairment charge or recovery |  |  |  | 1,000,000
Affordable housing partnership |  |  |  |
Tax credits and benefits |  |  |  |
PAM - Affordable housing partnership investments | 17,352,000 | 15,660,000 | 51,383,000 | 47,058,000
Amortization |  |  |  |
PAM - Affordable housing partnership investments | 11,245,000 | 11,587,000 | 34,888,000 | 34,759,000
Tax credit and CRA investments |  |  |  |
Tax credits and benefits |  |  |  |
PAM - Affordable housing partnership investments | 27,321,000 | 0 | 80,774,000 | 0
Amortization |  |  |  |
PAM - Affordable housing partnership investments | $ 21,819,000 | $ 0 | $ 65,135,000 | $ 0

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