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Business Combination, Acquiring Company Assets

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Business Combination Warrants

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Retail Branch Acquirer Locations

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For transactions that are recognized separately from the acquisition of assets and assumptions of liabilities in the business combination, such as related to pre-existing relationships with the acquiree, this element represents the disclosure of the amount of acquisition related costs.

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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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A unique description of a noncash or part noncash stock conversion. The description would be expected to include sufficient information to provide an understanding of the nature and purpose of the conversion. Noncash is defined as transactions during a period that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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Subsequent Events (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Aug. 02, 2023 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2023 $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2023 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2022 $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2022 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2023	Jul. 25, 2023 USD ($) bank_branch shares
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Preferred stock dividends declared per share (usd per share)		$ 0.48	$ 0.48
Common stock dividends declared per share (usd per share)		$ 0.01	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.25
Banc of California, Inc.
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Conversion of Stock, Description						0.6569
Business Combination Warrants \| shares							18.9
Business Combination, Acquiring Company Assets \| $							$ 9,370
Locations \| bank_branch							33
Retail Branch Acquirer Locations \| bank_branch							27
Banc of California, Inc. \| Warburg Pincus, LLC and Centerbridge Parners, L.P.
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions, Additional Disclosures, Acquisition Costs \| $							$ 400
Subsequent Event \| Dividend Declared
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Preferred stock dividends declared per share (usd per share)	$ 0.4845
Common stock dividends declared per share (usd per share)	$ 0.01