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Allowance for credit losses - Allowance for loan losses - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) loans NumberOfCustomer	Sep. 30, 2019 loans	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) loans NumberOfCustomer	Sep. 30, 2019 loans	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Financing Receivable
Troubled debt restructurings	$ 1,665,052		$ 1,665,052		$ 1,587,684
Aggregated unpaid principal balance					1,223,205
Loan count | loans	160	167	605	429
Estimated Reserve for Loan losses	$ 31,000		$ 31,000
COVID-19
Financing Receivable
Percent of deferral payment expired	95.00%		95.00%
Percent of loans on payment	95.00%		95.00%
COVID-19 | Payment Deferral
Financing Receivable
Troubled debt restructurings	$ 30,000		$ 30,000
Loan receivables granted for moratorium	8,600,000		$ 8,600,000
COVID-19 | Loan payment moratorium Completed
Financing Receivable
Number of loans | loans			124,884
Loan payment moratorium - aggregate book value	7,900,000		$ 7,900,000
COVID-19 | Loan Payment Moratorium Remaining
Financing Receivable
Number of loans | loans			5,915
Loan payment moratorium - aggregate book value	$ 700,000		$ 700,000
COVID-19 | Retail | Loan Payment Moratorium Granted
Financing Receivable
Number of customers | NumberOfCustomer	125,736		125,736
Loan receivables granted for moratorium	$ 4,500,000		$ 4,500,000
COVID-19 | Commercial Loans | Loan Payment Moratorium Granted
Financing Receivable
Number of customers | NumberOfCustomer	5,063		5,063
Loan receivables granted for moratorium	$ 4,100,000		$ 4,100,000
Note A / B Split
Financing Receivable
Troubled debt restructurings	32,400		32,400
Aggregated unpaid principal balance	32,800		32,800
Loans restructuring charge offs			$ 100
Loan count | loans			5
Mortgages
Financing Receivable
Troubled debt restructurings	$ 1,189,661		$ 1,189,661		1,139,597
Aggregated unpaid principal balance					624,368
Loan count | loans	23	32	215	31
Commercial
Financing Receivable
Troubled debt restructurings	$ 362,475		$ 362,475		349,448
Outstanding commitments to lend additional funds to debtors owing receivables whose terms have been modified in troubled debt restructurings	$ 19,000		$ 19,000		$ 14,000

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