Amount of direct costs of the business combination including legal, accounting, and other costs incurred to consummate the business acquisition.

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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 after allowance and deduction of deferred interest and fees, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts, of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Includes loans held for sale. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.7(a))
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The cash outflow for the purchase of loan receivable arising from the financing of goods and services.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (a)
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Acquisition of Business (Details) $ in Thousands, CAD in Millions			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2017 CAD	Dec. 29, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of term loans provided			$ 824	$ 0	$ 0
Cumulative merger-related transaction costs			2,300
Purchaser [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of term loans provided	CAD 167.5	$ 131,600
Loans receivable expected to be repaid prior to December 31, 2019			$ 800