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Unfunded Loan Commitments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2020
Credit Loss [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Contractual obligation | $ 2,000,000 |  | $ 2,000,000 |
Allowance |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 64,772 | $ 85,958 | 110,044 | $ 2,481
Provision/New commitments - net | 129,904 | 157,337 | 218,304 | 279,008
Other provision items | 15,068 | (28,047) | 32,831 | (2,914)
Transfer - funded loans | (110,613) | (100,470) | (262,048) | (279,555)
Ending balance | 99,131 | 114,778 | 99,131 | 114,778
Unfunded Commitments |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 1,161,696 | 1,119,042 | 1,673,018 | 1,910,603
Provision/New commitments - net | 2,885,024 | 2,542,390 | 4,963,789 | 4,542,560
Other provision items | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Transfer - funded loans | (2,083,128) | (1,890,305) | (4,673,215) | (4,682,036)
Ending balance | $ 1,963,592 | $ 1,771,127 | 1,963,592 | 1,771,127
Cumulative Effect, Period Of Adoption, Adjustment |  |  |  |
Allowance |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  | 0 | 115,758
Unfunded Commitments |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  | 0 | 0
Cumulative Effect, Period Of Adoption, Adjusted Balance |  |  |  |
Allowance |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  | 110,044 | 118,239
Unfunded Commitments |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  | $ 1,673,018 | $ 1,910,603

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