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Fair Values of Financial Instruments (Other Investments Not Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis) (Details) - Fair Value, Nonrecurring - Fair Value Inputs, Level 2 - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Fair Value Disclosure, Asset and Liability, Not Measured at Fair Value [Line Items]
FHLB common stock (1)	$ 10,000	$ 22,000
Short-term loans (2)	0	316,417
Collateral loans (3)	64,594	64,594
Company owned life insurance ("COLI") (4)	$ 404,598	$ 397,683

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Fair value portion of the amount that could be realized under a life insurance contract or contracts owned by the entity, commonly known as corporate-owned life insurance (COLI) or bank-owned life insurance (BOLI).

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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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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