Accelerated share repurchases settlement shares received.

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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 cash receipt from (payment to) bank; or stock received from (issuance to) bank in the settlement of the accelerated share repurchase agreement.

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The cash outflow to reacquire common stock during the period.

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Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Amount remaining of a stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and have not been retired and are not held in treasury. Some state laws may govern the circumstances under which an entity may acquire its own stock and prescribe the accounting treatment therefore. This element is used when state law does not recognize treasury stock.

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Equity impact of the value of stock that has been repurchased during the period and has not been retired and is not held in treasury. Some state laws may mandate the circumstances under which an entity may acquire its own stock and prescribe the accounting treatment therefore. This element is used when state law does not recognize treasury stock.

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Share Repurchases - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended				2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Feb. 28, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Oct. 28, 2021	Aug. 31, 2021	Nov. 01, 2017
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount									$ 1,000,000,000.0	$ 200,000,000.0	$ 500,000,000.0
Payment for share repurchase						$ (0.0)	$ 500,000,000.0	$ 300,000,000.0
Commercial Bank
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount		$ 180,000,000.0					180,000,000.0
Accelerated share repurchases, settlement payment		$ 200,000,000.0					$ 200,000,000.0
Accelerated share repurchases received		1,800,000	200,000
Stock repurchase program remaining authorized repurchase amount						$ 729,700,000
Commercial Bank
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount				$ 270,000,000.0				270,000,000.0
Accelerated share repurchases, settlement payment				$ 300,000,000.0				$ 300,000,000.0
Accelerated share repurchases received	400,000			3,100,000
Evergreen Program
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items]
Accelerated share repurchases received						3,500,000
Payment for share repurchase		$ 100,000,000.0
Repurchase Program
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items]
Accelerated share repurchases received							2,000,000.0
Open market share repurchase		1,800,000			1,600,000
Open market share repurchase amount		$ 170,300,000			$ 130,000,000.0
Payment for share repurchase		$ 70,300,000