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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payments on the derivative asset.

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Amount, before tax, of reclassification of gain (loss) from accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) for derivative instrument designated and qualifying as cash flow hedge included in assessment of hedge effectiveness.

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The cash inflow provided by derivative instruments during the period, which are classified as financing activities, excluding those designated as hedging instruments.

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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) derivative_instrument	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) settled_derivative derivative_instrument	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) settled_derivative
Derivative [Line Items]
Payment received from derivative settlement		$ 0	$ 16,104
Derivative liability fair value gross	$ 48,788	$ 48,788		$ 16,517
Interest Rate Cap
Derivative [Line Items]
Interest rate swap agreements settled \| settled_derivative		1
Interest rate derivatives
Derivative [Line Items]
Interest rate swap agreements settled \| settled_derivative				4
Reduction in interest expense	1,000	$ 3,000
Credit Risk Contract
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative liability fair value gross	50,500	50,500		$ 18,200
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Cap
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 230,000	230,000
Payment received from derivative settlement		$ 200
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest rate derivatives
Derivative [Line Items]
Payment received from derivative settlement				15,800
Termination fee				300
Derivatives deferred effective portion of fair value change \| derivative_instrument	3	3
Loss on derivative expected amount to be reclassified	$ 5,200	$ 5,200
Settled Interest Rate Swap, One \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest rate derivatives
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount				18,900
Derivative change in fair value recognition period		8 years 3 months 18 days
Settled Interest Rate Swap, Two \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest rate derivatives
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount				250,000
Derivative change in fair value recognition period		2 years
Settled Interest Rate Swap, Three \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest rate derivatives
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount				40,000
Derivative change in fair value recognition period		7 months 6 days
Settled Interest Rate Swap, Four \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest rate derivatives
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount				$ 119,400