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Other assets - Unpaid Principal Balances (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Other assets. |  |
Unpaid principal balances of mortgage loans serviced for others | $ 165,610 | $ 174,017

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