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Allowance for Credit Losses (Gross Loan and Allowance for Credit Losses) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Ending allowance balance	$ 235,313		$ 154,343
Total Loans	6,759,927	$ 4,726,493
Originated Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Individually Evaluated For Impairment1		15,091
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		69,953
Total Ending allowance balance		85,044
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment		132,324
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		3,775,026
Total Loans		3,907,350
Mortgage Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Ending allowance balance	50,031		42,658
Mortgage Loan [Member] \| Originated Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Individually Evaluated For Impairment1		6,874
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		1,853
Total Ending allowance balance		8,727
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment		71,196
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		506,220
Total Loans		577,416
Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Ending allowance balance	88,644		59,551
Commercial Loan [Member] \| Originated Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Individually Evaluated For Impairment1		8,217
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		17,776
Total Ending allowance balance		25,993
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment		61,128
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		1,608,507
Total Loans		1,669,635
Consumer Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Ending allowance balance	27,233		16,776
Consumer Loan [Member] \| Originated Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Individually Evaluated For Impairment1		0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		18,446
Total Ending allowance balance		18,446
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment		0
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		382,432
Total Loans		382,432
Auto Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Ending allowance balance	$ 69,405		35,358
Auto Loan [Member] \| Originated Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Individually Evaluated For Impairment1		0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		31,878
Total Ending allowance balance		31,878
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment		0
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		1,277,867
Total Loans		$ 1,277,867
Loans Accounted Under ASC 310-30 [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Ending allowance balance			73,764	$ 71,005	$ 66,981
Loans Accounted Under ASC 310-30 [Member] \| Mortgage Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Ending allowance balance			34,267	42,421	30,607
Loans Accounted Under ASC 310-30 [Member] \| Commercial Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Ending allowance balance			37,208	25,448	30,226
Loans Accounted Under ASC 310-30 [Member] \| Consumer Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Ending allowance balance			0	0	4
Loans Accounted Under ASC 310-30 [Member] \| Auto Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Ending allowance balance			$ 2,289	$ 3,136	$ 6,144