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Borrowed Funds - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Borrowed Funds [Line Items]
Carrying value of securities pledged			$ 3,300	$ 7,500
Unregistered multi tranche debt Transactions		$ 245,000
Unregistered debt transactions	$ 50,000
Subordinated debt			$ 98,910	98,687
Subordinate debt capital treatment achievement period			10 years
FHLB advances			$ 150,000	150,000
Irrevocable letter of credit			590,000	386,500
FRB
Borrowed Funds [Line Items]
Borrowings from FRB			0	0
Public Fund Treasury Management Deposit
Borrowed Funds [Line Items]
Irrevocable letter of credit			555,000
Commercial Loans \| FRB
Borrowed Funds [Line Items]
Collateralized borrowings from FRB			740,300
Commercial and Residential Real Estate Loan
Borrowed Funds [Line Items]
FHLB advances collateral amount			$ 1,600,000	$ 1,600,000
4.875% Senior Notes, Due June 28, 2019
Borrowed Funds [Line Items]
Subordinated debt maturity period			4 years
5.375% Senior Notes, Due June 28, 2021
Borrowed Funds [Line Items]
Subordinated debt maturity period			7 years
7.250% Subordinated Notes, Due June 28, 2029, Callable in 2024
Borrowed Funds [Line Items]
Subordinated debt maturity period			15 years
Subordinated debt			$ 35,000
Call option period			10 years
6.250% Subordinated Notes, Due June 28, 2029, Callable in 2024
Borrowed Funds [Line Items]
Subordinated debt maturity period			15 years
Subordinated debt			$ 25,000
Call option period			10 years
6.500% Subordinated Notes, Due March 2025, Callable in 2020
Borrowed Funds [Line Items]
Subordinated debt			$ 40,000
Call option period			5 years
Expiration on September 28, 2020 \| SAFE Program Deposits
Borrowed Funds [Line Items]
Irrevocable letter of credit			$ 35,000
Letter of credit expiration date			Sep. 28, 2020
Letter of credit expiration period			45 days
Letter of credit extended expiration term			1 year
Expiration on January 2019 \| Public Fund Treasury Management Deposit
Borrowed Funds [Line Items]
Irrevocable letter of credit			$ 205,000
Letter of credit expiration date			Jan. 31, 2019
Letter of credit expiration period			45 days
Letter of credit extended expiration term			1 year
Expiration on May 26, 2021 \| Public Fund Treasury Management Deposit
Borrowed Funds [Line Items]
Irrevocable letter of credit			$ 350,000
Letter of credit expiration date			May 26, 2021
Letter of credit expiration period			45 days
Letter of credit extended expiration term			1 year
Minimum
Borrowed Funds [Line Items]
Repurchase agreement maturity period			one day
Maximum
Borrowed Funds [Line Items]
Repurchase agreement maturity period			seven days