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Reserve for Unfunded Loan Commitments, Recoveries

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Amount of recovery of loans and lease receivables which had previously been fully or partially written-off as bad debts.

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Amount of loans and leases that have been written off from both loan receivables and allowance reserve for credit loss.

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Amount, after recoveries, of loans and leases that have been written-off.

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Amount of allowance for credit loss on financing receivable. Excludes allowance for financing receivable covered under loss sharing agreement.

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Amount of increase in allowance for credit loss on financing receivable from recovery.

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Amount of writeoff of financing receivable, charged against allowance for credit loss.

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Amount of allowance to cover probable credit losses on loans and leases. Includes carryover of or adjustments to the allowance for loan losses in connection with business combinations. Excludes allowance for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Loans and Leases (Details 12) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Loans and Leases (Details 12) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Jan. 01, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance	$ 200,564	$ 348,181	$ 142,402	$ 138,785
Reserve for Unfunded Loan Commitments	73,071	85,571	39,571	35,861
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	273,635		$ 181,973
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Write-offs	10,715	93,589
Reserve for Unfunded Loan Commitments, Charge-offs	0	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	10,715
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	12,598
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Write-offs, Net	1,883	87,221
Allowance for Loan and Lease Loss, Recovery of Bad Debts	12,598	6,368
Reserve for Unfunded Loan Commitments, Recoveries	0	0
Reserve for Unfunded Loan Commitments, Net Charge-offs	0	0
Financing Receivable, Allowance For Credit Losses, Net Charge-offs	1,883
Provision for Loan and Lease Losses	(149,500)	(293,000)
Provision for credit losses	(162,000)
Reserve for Unfunded Commitments, Provision	$ (12,500)	(46,000)
Previously Reported
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance		348,181
Reserve for Unfunded Loan Commitments		85,571
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss		433,752
Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principle - CECL
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance		(3,617)
Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principle - CECL \| Adjustment
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss		7,327
Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principle - CECL \| SEC Schedule, 12-09, Allowance, Loan and Lease Loss \| Adjustment
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance		3,617
Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principle - CECL \| Reserve For Unfunded Commitments \| Adjustment
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Reserve for Unfunded Loan Commitments		3,710
Non Purchased Credit Impaired Loans and Leases
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance		348,181		138,785
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss		433,752		$ 174,646
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Write-offs		93,589
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff		93,589
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery		6,368
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Write-offs, Net		(87,221)
Allowance for Loan and Lease Loss, Recovery of Bad Debts		6,368
Financing Receivable, Allowance For Credit Losses, Net Charge-offs		(87,221)
Provision for Loan and Lease Losses		(293,000)
Provision for credit losses		$ (339,000)