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Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses Activity in the Allowance for Credit Losses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Receivables [Abstract] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year | $ 171,325 | $ 171,412 | $ 185,931
Loans charged off | (33,290) | (33,927) | (32,157)
Recoveries of loans previously charged off | 14,744 | 20,658 | 15,388
Net loans charged off | (18,546) | (13,269) | (16,769)
Provision for credit losses | 23,305 | 13,182 | 2,250
Balance at end of year | $ 176,084 | $ 171,325 | $ 171,412

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- Definition Amount of loans and leases that have been written off from both loan receivables and allowance reserve for credit loss. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 11B -Subparagraph (c)(3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84173941&loc=SL6953423-111524 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.7(d)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 + Details
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