Loans and Leases - Loan and Lease Balances (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure
Loans and leases	$ 34,343,691	$ 34,497,464
Loan and lease adjustments	(174,200)	(201,500)
Commercial
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure
Loans and leases	23,909,253	23,276,341
Commercial \| Commercial and industrial
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure
Loans and leases	11,557,237	11,439,602
Commercial \| Commercial real estate
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure
Loans and leases	9,627,330	9,136,870
Commercial \| Lease financing
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure
Loans and leases	2,724,686	2,699,869
Consumer
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure
Loans and leases	10,434,438	11,221,123
Consumer \| Residential mortgage
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure
Loans and leases	5,790,251	6,179,805
Consumer \| Home equity
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure
Loans and leases	3,302,983	3,498,907
Consumer \| Consumer installment
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure
Loans and leases	$ 1,341,204	$ 1,542,411

Amount, after allowance for credit loss and unamortized deferred fee, premium, and discount, of financing receivable covered under loss sharing agreement and financing receivable not covered under loss sharing agreement.

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