Loans and Leases (Details 10) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance, beginning balance	$ 200,564	$ 348,181
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Write-offs	(14,037)	(10,715)
Allowance for Loan and Lease Loss, Recovery of Bad Debts	9,205	12,598
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Write-offs, Net	(4,832)	(1,883)
Provision for Loan and Lease Losses	5,000	149,500
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance, ending balance	200,732	200,564
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	3,300	2,594
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	197,432	197,970
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	100,444	78,390
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	28,508,685	22,863,158
Loans held for investment, net	28,609,129	22,941,548
Previously Reported
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance, beginning balance	200,564
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance, ending balance		200,564
Mortgages [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance, beginning balance		138,342
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Write-offs	(3,625)	(1,128)
Allowance for Loan and Lease Loss, Recovery of Bad Debts	1,749	6,767
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Write-offs, Net	1,876	(5,639)
Provision for Loan and Lease Losses	(9,530)	45,928
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance, ending balance	86,647
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	3,053	161
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	83,594	97,892
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	68,571	37,030
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	15,175,041	11,141,690
Loans held for investment, net	15,243,612	11,178,720
Mortgages [Member] \| Previously Reported
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance, beginning balance	98,053
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance, ending balance		98,053
Real Estate Construction [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance, beginning balance		78,356
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Write-offs	(1,431)	(782)
Allowance for Loan and Lease Loss, Recovery of Bad Debts	177	0
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Write-offs, Net	1,254	782
Provision for Loan and Lease Losses	9,157	32,495
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance, ending balance	52,982
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	0	0
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	52,982	45,079
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	27,451	10,043
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	4,611,433	3,427,084
Loans held for investment, net	4,638,884	3,437,127
Real Estate Construction [Member] \| Previously Reported
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance, beginning balance	45,079
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance, ending balance		45,079
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance, beginning balance		126,403
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Write-offs	(6,817)	(7,298)
Allowance for Loan and Lease Loss, Recovery of Bad Debts	7,163	5,711
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Write-offs, Net	(346)	1,587
Provision for Loan and Lease Losses	3,785	76,098
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance, ending balance	52,849
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	247	2,433
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	52,602	46,285
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	4,422	31,317
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	8,277,540	7,836,734
Loans held for investment, net	8,281,962	7,868,051
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Previously Reported
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance, beginning balance	48,718
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance, ending balance		48,718
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance, beginning balance		5,080
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Write-offs	(2,164)	(1,507)
Allowance for Loan and Lease Loss, Recovery of Bad Debts	116	120
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Write-offs, Net	2,048	1,387
Provision for Loan and Lease Losses	(1,588)	(5,021)
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance, ending balance	8,254
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	0	0
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	8,254	8,714
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	0	0
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	444,671	457,650
Loans held for investment, net	444,671	457,650
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Previously Reported
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance, beginning balance	$ 8,714
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance, ending balance		$ 8,714

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

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