Financing receivable credit quality indicator, the value at which relationships are reevaluated at least annually

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Percent of loans by state for defined portfolios

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Recorded investment in loans sold

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Amount of unpaid principal balance of ACI loans

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The value at which non accrual status commercial relationships are evaluated for impairment

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The unpaid principal balance of pledged real estate loans.

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Unpaid principal balance of ACI loans sold

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The net investment in direct financing leases as of the balance sheet date consisting of: (a) minimum lease payments due on direct financing leases, (b) unguaranteed residual value, and (c) any unamortized initial direct costs; less: (i) executory costs, (ii) unearned income, and (iii) the accumulated allowance for uncollectible minimum lease payments.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 840
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (a)
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Recorded investment in financing receivables that are 90 days or more past due and still accruing.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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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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Amount of investment in impaired financing receivables for which there is no related allowance for credit losses.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
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Reflects the amount of additional interest income that would have been recorded if impaired or nonperforming loans were instead current, in compliance with their original terms, and outstanding throughout the reporting period or since origination (if held for part of the period).

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Recorded investment of consumer mortgage loan receivables secured by residential real estate properties for which formal foreclosure proceedings are in process.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of other real estate and foreclosed assets. Other real estate may include real estate investments, real estate loans that qualify as investments in real estate, and premises that are no longer used in operations may also be included in real estate owned. Foreclosed assets include all assets obtained in full or partial satisfaction of a debt arrangement through foreclosure proceedings.

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The cash outflow associated with purchasing loans held for investment purposes during the period.

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The carrying amount, as of the date of the latest financial statement presented, of loans receivable which are owned but transferred to serve as collateral for the payment of FHLB debt obligations, and for which the transferee is not permitted to sell or re-pledge them to an unrelated party.

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Loans and Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Financing Receivable Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Capital Leases, Net Investment in Direct Financing Leases	$ 642,731,000	$ 472,393,000
Purchases of loans	1,266,097,000	787,834,000	$ 955,995,000
Unpaid principal balance of real estate loans pledged as security for FHLB advances	10,200,000,000
Recorded investment of real estate loans pledged as security for FHLB advances	9,400,000,000
Unpaid principal balance of ACI loans	1,500,000,000	2,000,000,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Impaired, Interest Lost on Nonaccrual Loans	3,500,000	$ 2,400,000
The value at which non accrual status commercial relationships are evaluated for impairment	$ 1,000,000
1-4 single family residential
Financing Receivable Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Percent of loans by state	100.00%	100.00%
Indirect Auto [Member]
Financing Receivable Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Recorded investment in loans sold			303,000,000
Residential
Financing Receivable Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans in Process of Foreclosure, Amount	$ 8,000,000	$ 13,000,000
New Loans \| 1-4 single family residential
Financing Receivable Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Purchases of loans	$ 1,266,097,000	$ 788,000,000
Percent of loans by state	100.00%	100.00%
New Loans \| Commercial Lending Subsidiaries
Financing Receivable Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Capital Leases, Net Investment in Direct Financing Leases	$ 643,000,000	$ 472,000,000
Recorded Investment, With no specific allowance recorded	10,620,000	3,839,000
ACI loans \| Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Recorded Investment, With no specific allowance recorded	1,300,000	500,000
ACI loans \| Residential
Financing Receivable Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, 90 Days Past Due and Still Accruing	16,000,000	22,000,000
New and Non-ACI loans
Financing Receivable Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, 90 Days Past Due and Still Accruing	1,600,000	1,400,000
Covered [Member] \| Commercial
Financing Receivable Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Recorded investment in loans sold			83,052,000
Covered [Member] \| Residential
Financing Receivable Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Unpaid principal balance of loans sold from pool of ACI loans with zero carrying value	0	0	50,000,000
Recorded investment in loans sold	185,837,000	172,496,000	$ 144,231,000
Other Real Estate, Foreclosed Assets, and Repossessed Assets	5,000,000	$ 9,000,000
Minimum \| Commercial
Financing Receivable Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivable credit quality indicator, the value at which relationships are reevaluated at least annually	1,000,000
Maximum [Member] \| Commercial
Financing Receivable Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivable credit quality indicator, the value at which relationships are reevaluated at least annually	$ 3,000,000
Florida [Member] \| 1-4 single family residential
Financing Receivable Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Percent of loans by state	19.50%	22.00%
Florida [Member] \| New Loans \| 1-4 single family residential
Financing Receivable Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Percent of loans by state	14.00%	14.50%
Florida [Member] \| New Loans \| Commercial
Financing Receivable Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Percent of loans by state	43.10%