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Bank segment - Contingencies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Jun. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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American Savings Bank (ASB) |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |
Unfunded commitments to fund the company's LIHTC | $ 22.3 | $ 18.1

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- Definition Amount of commitment or contingent commitments to qualified affordable housing project investments. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 740 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (e) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=114775393&loc=SL49122993-202985 + Details
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