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Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies | 9 Months Ended
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Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies | Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies General The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of Synovus Financial Corp. include the accounts of the Parent Company and its consolidated subsidiaries. Synovus Financial Corp. is a financial services company based in Columbus, Georgia. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Synovus Bank, a Georgia state-chartered bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System, the Company provides commercial and retail banking in addition to a full suite of specialized products and services including private banking, treasury management, wealth management, mortgage services, premium finance, asset-based lending, structured lending, and international banking. Synovus also provides financial planning, and investment advisory services through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Synovus Trust and Synovus Securities, as well as its GLOBALT and Creative Financial Group divisions. Synovus Bank is positioned in markets in the Southeast, with 285 branches and 386 ATMs in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to the SEC Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X; therefore, they do not include all information and footnotes necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income, and cash flows in conformity with GAAP. All adjustments consisting of normally recurring accruals that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial position and results of operations for the periods covered by this Report have been included. The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing in Synovus' 2020 Form 10-K. Immaterial Correction of Prior Period Financial Statements During the third quarter of 2021, the Company made corrections to proceeds and purchases of investment securities available for sale by adjusting for the impact of timing differences associated with unsettled trades that crossed certain reporting periods. The Company concluded that the corrections were not material to any prior or current periods from a combined qualitative and quantitative perspective. A summary of corrections is presented below.
Corrected Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows |  |
(unaudited) |  |  |  |  |
| Nine months ended September 30, 2020
(in thousands) | As Reported |  | Adjustment |  | As Corrected
Investing Activities |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale | $ | 3,932,368 |  |  | $ | (1,402,646) |  |  | $ | 2,529,722 |
Purchases of investment securities available for sale | (6,180,812) |  |  | 1,402,646 |  |  | (4,778,166) |
Net cash used in investing activities | $ | (3,223,538) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (3,223,538) |
Reclassifications Prior periods' consolidated financial statements are reclassified whenever necessary to conform to the current periods' presentation. Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements In preparing the consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the respective consolidated balance sheets and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses for the periods presented. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to change relate to the determination of the ACL; estimates of fair value; income taxes; and contingent liabilities. Recently Adopted Accounting Standards ASU 2020-08, Codification Improvements to Subtopic 310-20, Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs. The guidance in this ASU pertains to the shortened amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium, which premium is amortized to the earliest call date in accordance with ASC 310-20-25-33, and clarifies that an entity should reevaluate whether a callable debt security is within the scope of paragraph 310-20-25-33 for each reporting period. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. Synovus adopted ASU 2020-08 effective January 1, 2021 with no material impact to the unaudited consolidated financial statements. ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12 to simplify and reduce complexities when accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions. Among the provisions of this guidance is the requirement that an entity reflect the effect of an enacted change in tax laws or rates in the annual effective tax rate computation in the interim period that includes the enactment date. ASU 2019-12 is effective for public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. Synovus adopted ASU 2019-12 effective January 1, 2021 with no material impact to the unaudited consolidated financial statements unless there are changes in tax law that require recognition as set forth in this guidance. ASU 2021-06, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205), Financial Services - Depository and Lending (Topic 942), and Financial Services-Investment Companies (Topic 946). In August 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-06 which amends SEC paragraphs in the codification pursuant to SEC Final Rule Releases No. 33-10786 and No. 33-10835. These rule releases amend disclosure requirements applicable to acquisitions and dispositions of businesses and also amend statistical disclosures that banks and bank holding companies provide to investors. ASU 2021-06 eliminates disclosures that overlap with SEC rules or US GAAP. The amendments in this ASU were effective upon its addition to the FASB codification with no material effect to the unaudited financial statements. Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted ASU 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848). In January 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-01 which provides optional expedients and exceptions in Topic 848 for derivative instruments and hedge accounting modifications resulting from the discounting transition of reference rate reform. The expedients and exceptions provided by ASU 2021-01 will not be available after December 31, 2022, other than for existing hedging relationships entered into by December 31, 2022. The ASU may be applied as of the beginning of an interim period that includes or is subsequent to March 12, 2020, until the sunset date of December 31, 2022. Synovus adopted ASU 2020-04 Reference Rate Reform: Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting on October 1, 2020. While Synovus has not yet finalized the election of optional expedients for ASU 2021-01, we do not currently expect there to be a material financial impact to the Company regardless of which optional expedients the Company selects to replace LIBOR.

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