Derivative Financial Instruments (Assets and liabilities) (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018
Derivative Financial Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Asset Derivatives	$ 40,692	$ 14,604
Liability Derivatives	9,438	9,747
Interest Rate Lock Commitments
Derivative Financial Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Asset Derivatives	2,788	877
Liability Derivatives	0	6
Forward Commitments
Derivative Financial Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Asset Derivatives	391	4
Liability Derivatives	190	356
Interest Rate Swap Agreements
Derivative Financial Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Asset Derivatives	37,472	12,915
Liability Derivatives	8,349	9,370
Foreign Exchange Contracts
Derivative Financial Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Asset Derivatives	41	808
Liability Derivatives	446	15
Visa Conversion Rate Swap Agreement
Derivative Financial Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Asset Derivatives	0	0
Liability Derivatives	$ 453	$ 0	$ 1,000

Fair value as of the balance sheet date of derivative instrument not designated as hedging instrument and classified as an asset.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4B
-Subparagraph (c)(2)
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