Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value by Balance Sheet Grouping (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities		$ 1,314,957
Held-to-maturity securities	$ 1,537,496	1,548,770
FHLB and FRB stock	135,590	127,190
Carrying Amount
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	1,451,340	1,314,957
Held-to-maturity securities	1,586,815	1,625,420
Estimated Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	1,451,340	1,314,957
Held-to-maturity securities	1,537,496	1,548,770
Level 1 \| Carrying Amount
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	283,375	268,650
Level 1 \| Estimated Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	283,375	268,650
Level 2 \| Carrying Amount
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
FHLB and FRB stock	135,590	127,190
Time deposit accounts	4,817,346	4,804,803
FHLB advances	2,540,000	2,330,000
Level 2 \| Carrying Amount \| Interest rate contracts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Other assets	3,341	12,731
Other liabilities	3,341	12,731
Level 2 \| Carrying Amount \| Commercial loan hedges
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Other assets	1,506	3,857
Level 2 \| Carrying Amount \| Borrowings cash flow hedges
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Other assets	11,751	22,250
Level 2 \| Estimated Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
FHLB and FRB stock	135,590	127,190
Time deposit accounts	4,822,783	4,779,040
FHLB advances	2,537,375	2,316,964
Level 2 \| Estimated Fair Value \| Interest rate contracts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Other assets	3,341	12,731
Other liabilities	3,341	12,731
Level 2 \| Estimated Fair Value \| Commercial loan hedges
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Other assets	1,506	3,857
Level 2 \| Estimated Fair Value \| Borrowings cash flow hedges
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Other assets	11,751	22,250
Level 3 \| Carrying Amount
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loans receivable	11,700,239	11,477,081
Level 3 \| Estimated Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loans receivable	12,020,772	11,556,326
Equity securities \| Level 1 \| Carrying Amount
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities		488
Equity securities \| Level 1 \| Estimated Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities		488
U.S. government and agency securities \| Level 2 \| Carrying Amount
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	200,704	207,293
U.S. government and agency securities \| Level 2 \| Estimated Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	200,704	207,293
Municipal bonds \| Level 2 \| Carrying Amount
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	23,058	22,978
Municipal bonds \| Level 2 \| Estimated Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	23,058	22,978
Corporate debt securities \| Level 2 \| Carrying Amount
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	222,541	184,695
Corporate debt securities \| Level 2 \| Estimated Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	222,541	184,695
Agency pass-through certificates
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity securities	1,522,571	1,533,742
Agency pass-through certificates \| Level 2 \| Carrying Amount
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	1,005,037	896,041
Held-to-maturity securities	1,571,815	1,610,420
Agency pass-through certificates \| Level 2 \| Estimated Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	1,005,037	896,041
Held-to-maturity securities	1,522,571	1,533,742
Commercial MBS
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity securities	14,925	15,028
Commercial MBS \| Level 2 \| Carrying Amount
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	0	3,462
Held-to-maturity securities	15,000	15,000
Commercial MBS \| Level 2 \| Estimated Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	0	3,462
Held-to-maturity securities	$ 14,925	$ 15,028

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Fair value portion of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock represents an equity interest in a FHLB. It does not have a readily determinable fair value because its ownership is restricted and it lacks a market (liquidity).

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Fair value portion of loan receivable, including, but not limited to, mortgage loans held for investment, finance receivables held for investment, policy loans on insurance contracts.

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Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Long Term and Other Borrowings, Fair Value Disclosure

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