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The fair value of financial liabilities, which are not recognized in the financial statements (off-balance sheet) because they fail to meet some other criterion for recognition.

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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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No definition available.

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Financial Instruments with Off-Statement of Condition Risk and Concentrations of Credit Risk (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Maximum
Financial amounts of instruments, whose contract amounts represent credit risks
Credit risk commitment, maximum expiration date	1 year
Commitments to extend credit
Financial amounts of instruments, whose contract amounts represent credit risks
Outstanding amount of financial instruments whose, contract amounts represent credit risks	$ 2,795,137,000
Credit card lines
Financial amounts of instruments, whose contract amounts represent credit risks
Outstanding amount of financial instruments whose, contract amounts represent credit risks	20,643,000
Standby letters of credit
Financial amounts of instruments, whose contract amounts represent credit risks
Outstanding amount of financial instruments whose, contract amounts represent credit risks	95,402,000
Guarantee obligations, maximum exposure	95,402,000
Commercial letters of credit
Financial amounts of instruments, whose contract amounts represent credit risks
Outstanding amount of financial instruments whose, contract amounts represent credit risks	4,145,000
Unsecured letters of credit
Financial amounts of instruments, whose contract amounts represent credit risks
Unsecured letters of credit	$ 35,409,000	$ 40,738,000