Fair Value - Financial Instruments not Required to be Carried at Fair Value and Off-Balance Sheet Commitments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Lease and lease commitments excluded
Financing leases	$ 180,000	$ 198,700
Financing lease commitments	0	100
Book Value
Financial assets:
Short-term financial assets	1,052,058	2,650,195
Loans	11,340,338	10,523,351
Financial liabilities:
Deposits	16,794,532	16,061,924
Short-term borrowings	9,151	216,151
Book Value \| Commitments to extend credit
Off-balance sheet financial instruments:
Off-balance sheet financial instrument amount	20,677	25,113
Book Value \| Standby letters of credit
Off-balance sheet financial instruments:
Off-balance sheet financial instrument amount	876	2,122
Book Value \| Commercial Letters of credit
Off-balance sheet financial instruments:
Off-balance sheet financial instrument amount	17	21
Estimated Fair Value
Financial assets:
Short-term financial assets	1,052,053	2,650,178
Loans	11,306,675	10,572,261
Financial liabilities:
Deposits	16,786,880	16,053,108
Short-term borrowings	9,109	216,057
Estimated Fair Value \| Commitments to extend credit
Off-balance sheet financial instruments:
Off-balance sheet financial instrument amount	20,677	25,113
Estimated Fair Value \| Standby letters of credit
Off-balance sheet financial instruments:
Off-balance sheet financial instrument amount	876	2,122
Estimated Fair Value \| Commercial Letters of credit
Off-balance sheet financial instruments:
Off-balance sheet financial instrument amount	17	21
Estimated Fair Value \| Level 1
Financial assets:
Short-term financial assets	253,827	300,096
Financial liabilities:
Deposits	13,055,935	12,251,923
Estimated Fair Value \| Level 2
Financial assets:
Short-term financial assets	798,226	2,350,082
Financial liabilities:
Deposits	3,730,945	3,801,185
Short-term borrowings	9,109	216,057
Estimated Fair Value \| Level 3
Financial assets:
Loans	11,306,675	10,572,261
Estimated Fair Value \| Level 3 \| Commitments to extend credit
Off-balance sheet financial instruments:
Off-balance sheet financial instrument amount	20,677	25,113
Estimated Fair Value \| Level 3 \| Standby letters of credit
Off-balance sheet financial instruments:
Off-balance sheet financial instrument amount	876	2,122
Estimated Fair Value \| Level 3 \| Commercial Letters of credit
Off-balance sheet financial instruments:
Off-balance sheet financial instrument amount	$ 17	$ 21

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Fair value portion of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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Fair value portion of deposit liabilities held by the entity, including, but not limited to, foreign and domestic, interest and noninterest bearing, demand deposits, saving deposits, negotiable orders of withdrawal (NOW) and time deposits.

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