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Investment Securities - Unrealized Loss Position (Details) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) position | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) position
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Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value [Abstract] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | $ 920,516 | $ 1,308,744
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 394,737 | 564,801
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Loss [Abstract] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss | (724) | (1,844)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | $ (2,436) | $ (7,633)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Qualitative Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Available-for-sale, Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions | position | 81 | 97
Investment Securities [Member] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Qualitative Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Available-for-sale securities in a loss position for more than 12 months, qualitative disclosure, percent of amortized cost | 99.00% |
Available-for-sale, Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions, Greater than or Equal to One Year | position | 44 | 36
Standard & Poor's, A- Rating [Member] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Qualitative Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Available-for-sale, Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions | position |  | 1
Floating Interest Rate [Member] | Floating rate auction-rate certificates backed by Government guaranteed student loans |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value [Abstract] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | $ 0 | $ 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 18,518 | 17,730
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Loss [Abstract] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss | 0 | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (1,182) | (1,970)
Floating Interest Rate [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value [Abstract] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 0 | 4,654
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 24,089 | 38,077
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Loss [Abstract] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss | 0 | (10)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (123) | (380)
Floating Interest Rate [Member] | Government/GSE Guaranteed Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value [Abstract] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 131,772 | 384,586
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 277,196 | 442,041
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Loss [Abstract] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss | (220) | (1,030)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (1,056) | (2,236)
Floating Interest Rate [Member] | Subordinated Debt [Member] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value [Abstract] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value |  | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value |  | 66,953
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Loss [Abstract] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss |  | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses |  | (3,047)
Fixed Interest Rate [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value [Abstract] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 738,815 | 732,371
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 24,991 | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Loss [Abstract] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss | (431) | (536)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | (27) | 0
Fixed Interest Rate [Member] | USDA Securities [Member] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value [Abstract] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value | 49,929 | 187,133
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value | 49,943 | 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Loss [Abstract] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss | (73) | (268)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Losses | $ (48) | $ 0

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