Available For Sale Securities Pledged As Collateral Amortized Cost

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Transfer of securities available-for-sale to held-to-maturity

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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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Amount, before tax and adjustment, of unrealized gain (loss) on investment in debt security measured at amortized cost (held-to-maturity) from transfer to investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale).

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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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Investment Securities - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost	$ 34,290	$ 17,250
Transfer of securities available-for-sale to held-to-maturity	2,260,407	$ 0	$ 0
OCI, Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Transfer from Held-to-Maturity, Gain (Loss), before Adjustment and Tax	218,300
Available-for-sale Securities
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Available For Sale Securities Pledged As Collateral Amortized Cost	1,200,000
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Available For Sale Securities Pledged As Collateral Amortized Cost	1,200,000
Held-to-maturity Securities
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Available For Sale Securities Pledged As Collateral Amortized Cost	1,700,000
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Available For Sale Securities Pledged As Collateral Amortized Cost	$ 1,700,000