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Financing receivable recorded investment 30 to 89 days past due.

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Loan Receivable, Recorded Investment, Equal to Greater than 90 Days Past Due - replaces Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Equal to Greater than 90 Days Past Due

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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Amount, before troubled debt restructuring, of financing receivable to be modified.

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Number of financing receivable contracts modified as troubled debt restructuring within previous 12 months, with subsequent payment default.

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Amount of financing receivable on nonaccrual status.

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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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Amount before allowance of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount before allowance and after deduction of deferred interest and fees, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts, of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Loans and Leases - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		22 Months Ended
Loans and Leases - Narrative (Details)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) contract	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) contract	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) contract	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) contract	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Nonaccrual loans and leases	$ 78,527,000	$ 56,803,000	$ 78,527,000	$ 56,803,000	$ 61,174,000
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Period Increase (Decrease)			(8,700,000)
Provision for credit losses	10,000,000	72,000,000	12,000,000	125,000,000
Gross loans and leases held for investment	26,608,541,000		26,608,541,000		23,026,308,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance	188,705,000	225,600,000	188,705,000	225,600,000	200,564,000	$ 197,398,000	$ 292,445,000	$ 348,181,000
Loans held for investment, net	$ 26,501,137,000	$ 19,506,257,000	$ 26,501,137,000	$ 19,506,257,000	22,941,548,000
Number of loans \| contract	12	28	28	45
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 3,613,000	$ 18,974,000	$ 4,991,000	$ 54,754,000
Real Estate Mortgage
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Nonaccrual loans and leases	56,053,000	38,198,000	56,053,000	38,198,000	39,832,000
Provision for credit losses	1,195,000	38,725,000	12,528,000	36,122,000
Gross loans and leases held for investment	13,570,353,000		13,570,353,000		11,189,278,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance	85,287,000	107,013,000	85,287,000	107,013,000	98,053,000	86,715,000	141,122,000	138,342,000
Loans held for investment, net	13,549,646,000	8,413,020,000	13,549,646,000	8,413,020,000	11,178,720,000
Commercial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Nonaccrual loans and leases	8,964,000	16,027,000	8,964,000	16,027,000	16,213,000
Provision for credit losses	4,904,000	21,771,000	4,532,000	67,581,000
Gross loans and leases held for investment	8,494,614,000		8,494,614,000		7,888,068,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance	54,031,000	57,697,000	54,031,000	57,697,000	48,718,000	$ 57,056,000	$ 78,716,000	$ 126,403,000
Loans held for investment, net	8,476,806,000	$ 7,222,244,000	8,476,806,000	$ 7,222,244,000	7,868,051,000
Residential Real Estate [Member] \| Real Estate Mortgage
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Nonaccrual loans and leases	$ 27,524,000		$ 27,524,000		12,292,000
Number of Loans	1		1
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring, Subsequent Default	$ 104,000		$ 104,000
Loans held for investment, net	$ 9,879,131,000		$ 9,879,131,000		7,416,421,000
Number of loans \| contract	1	0	2	2
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 208,000	$ 0	$ 512,000	$ 266,000
Finance Receivable, Payroll Protection Program Loan [Member] \| Commercial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for investment, net	33,000,000		33,000,000
Credit Concentration Risk
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Nonaccrual loans and leases	19,500,000		$ 19,500,000
Credit Concentration Risk \| Nonaccrual Loans And Leases Benchmark \| Fair Value, Concentration of Risk, All Financial Instruments
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Percentage of nonaccrual loans and leases			25.00%
Nonaccrual
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Receivable, 90 or more days past due	38,100,000		$ 38,100,000		18,500,000
Receivable, 30-89 days past due	15,800,000		15,800,000		6,300,000
Financing receivable, nonaccrual status, current	$ 24,700,000		$ 24,700,000		36,400,000
Payment Protection Program 2020 to 2021
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Proceeds from Loan Originations					1,650,000,000
Other Commercial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| contract	2	2	2	2
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring, Subsequent Default	$ 110,000	$ 134,000	$ 110,000	$ 134,000
Other Commercial \| Commercial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Nonaccrual loans and leases	4,655,000		4,655,000		11,950,000
Loans held for investment, net	$ 1,229,504,000		$ 1,229,504,000		1,471,981,000
Number of loans \| contract	6	25	19	35
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 57,000	$ 16,358,000	$ 1,131,000	$ 48,608,000
Venture Capital Loans \| Commercial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Nonaccrual loans and leases	3,120,000		3,120,000		2,799,000
Loans held for investment, net	$ 2,179,190,000		$ 2,179,190,000		2,320,593,000
Number of loans \| contract	4	1	5	3
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 3,330,000	$ 2,408,000	$ 3,330,000	$ 4,502,000
Asset-based \| Commercial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Nonaccrual loans and leases	1,189,000		1,189,000		1,464,000
Loans held for investment, net	$ 5,068,112,000		$ 5,068,112,000		$ 4,075,477,000
Number of loans \| contract			0	1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment			$ 0	$ 503,000