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Financing receivable recorded investment 30 to 89 days past due.

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Loan Receivable, Recorded Investment, Equal to Greater than 90 Days Past Due - replaces Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Equal to Greater than 90 Days Past Due

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of increase (decrease) of allowance reserve for credit loss.

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Amount, after recoveries, of loans and leases that have been written-off.

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in amortized cost excluding accrued interest, of financing receivable modified for debtor experiencing financial difficulty.

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Amortized cost of financing receivable on nonaccrual status. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Amount of allowance to cover probable credit losses on loans and leases. Includes carryover of or adjustments to the allowance for loan losses in connection with business combinations. Excludes allowance for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount before allowance of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Loans and Leases - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Nonaccrual loans and leases	$ 145,785	$ 87,124	$ 62,527
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Period Increase (Decrease)	9,800
Provision for credit losses	11,000	(18,500)
Loans and leases held for investment	25,755,961		25,796,714
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance	291,503	210,055	281,687	$ 200,732
Loans held for investment, net	25,473,022	25,672,381	25,489,687
Net (charge-offs) recoveries	(1,184)	(9,177)
Real Estate Mortgage
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Nonaccrual loans and leases	129,234	83,056	47,730
Provision for credit losses	13,033	(31,809)
Loans and leases held for investment	16,217,186		16,378,537
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance	198,274	109,483	186,827	87,309
Loans held for investment, net	15,967,399	15,407,611	16,111,985
Net (charge-offs) recoveries	(1,586)	(9,635)
Real Estate Mortgage \| Other Residential Real Estate
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Nonaccrual loans and leases	61,754		31,041
Loans held for investment, net	4,949,383		5,060,309
Real Estate Mortgage \| Other Residential Real Estate \| Current
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Modified, Increase (Decrease) from Modification	2,200
Commercial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Nonaccrual loans and leases	15,715	3,543	13,986
Provision for credit losses	(267)	(16,492)
Loans and leases held for investment	5,831,666		5,780,346
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance	47,054	37,195	45,156	$ 52,849
Loans held for investment, net	5,820,567	5,229,107	5,765,307
Net (charge-offs) recoveries	2,165	$ 838
Credit Concentration Risk
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Nonaccrual loans and leases	$ 46,300
Credit Concentration Risk \| Nonaccrual Loans And Leases Benchmark \| Fair Value, Concentration of Risk, All Financial Instruments
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Percentage of nonaccrual loans and leases	32.00%
Nonaccrual
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Receivable, 90 or more days past due	$ 57,600		19,100
Receivable, 30-89 days past due	59,600		11,400
Financing receivable, nonaccrual status, current	28,600		32,000
Other Commercial \| Commercial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Nonaccrual loans and leases	13,390		10,972
Loans held for investment, net	2,245,910		2,129,860
Venture Capital Loans \| Commercial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Nonaccrual loans and leases	0		325
Loans held for investment, net	1,513,641		1,446,362
Asset Based [Member] \| Commercial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Nonaccrual loans and leases	2,325		2,689
Loans held for investment, net	$ 2,061,016		$ 2,189,085