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Financing Receivable, Modifications, Unpaid Principal Balance, CARES Act

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

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 33
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123577603&loc=SL6953676-111524

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Amount of increase (decrease) in financing receivable modified from troubled debt restructuring.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 33
-Subparagraph (a)(2)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123577603&loc=SL6953676-111524

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Loans and asset quality - Loan Modifications (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) loan
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of loans modified (in loans) \| loan			8,000,000
Aggregate recorded investment			$ 13
Financing receivable, modifications, CARES Act		$ 23
Unpaid principal balance	$ 74		$ 74
Commercial real estate
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of loans modified (in loans) \| loan	2
Aggregate recorded investment	$ 1