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Guarantees - Credit recourse - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Guarantor Obligations
Adjustments To Indemnity Reserves On Loans Sold	$ 1,840	$ (527)	$ 1,747	$ (3,453)
Guarantee on loans sold or serviced with credit recourse
Guarantor Obligations
Valuation Allowances And Reserves Balance	48,100	57,425	48,100	57,425	$ 52,011	$ 56,230	$ 57,425	$ 58,820
Guarantee on loans sold or serviced with credit recourse | Guarantee on loans sold or serviced with representation and warranties
Guarantor Obligations
Adjustments To Indemnity Reserves On Loans Sold	4,400
Serviced Mortgage Loans
Guarantor Obligations
Loans serviced	15,300,000		15,300,000			15,700,000
Loans with Recourse
Guarantor Obligations
Loans serviced	1,300,000		1,300,000			$ 1,300,000
Loans with Recourse | Serviced Mortgage Loans
Guarantor Obligations
Repurchased Loans	$ 14,000	$ 1,000	$ 23,000	$ 9,000

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Principal amount of transferred financial assets in which the transferor has continuing involvement with the assets underlying the transaction. Continuing involvement includes, but is not limited to, servicing, recourse, and restrictions on transferor's interests in transferred financial assets.

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Amount of valuation and qualifying accounts and reserves.

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