Commitments Contingencies and Guarantees.

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Current loans serviced for third parties as percentage.

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Number of Mortgage Loans Repurchased, Pending

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Number of Mortgage Loans Repurchased due to Loan Servicing Activities

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Number of Mortgage Loans Repurchased due to Loan Servicing Activities, Pending

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Principal amount of transferred financial assets in which the transferor has continuing involvement with the assets underlying the transaction. Continuing involvement includes, but is not limited to, servicing, recourse, and restrictions on transferor's interests in transferred financial assets.

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Amount awarded to other party in judgment or settlement of litigation.

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Amount of loss contingency liability.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date, including the current and noncurrent portions, of collateralized debt obligations (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer). Such obligations include mortgage loans, chattel loans, and any other borrowings secured by assets of the borrower.

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Commitments, Contingencies, and Guarantees - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
	Dec. 06, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) Loan	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Residential Mortgage
Commitments Contingencies And Guarantees [Line Items]
Continuing involvement with transferred financial assets, principal amount outstanding		$ 2,400.0
Residential mortgage loans repurchased		$ 0.6
Number of mortgage loans repurchased, pending \| Loan		0
Number of mortgage loans repurchased due to loan servicing activities \| Loan		0
Number of mortgage loans repurchased due to loan servicing activities, pending \| Loan		0
Current residential mortgage loans serviced for third parties as percentage of total		99.00%
Class Settlement \| Settled Litigation
Commitments Contingencies And Guarantees [Line Items]
Litigation settlement amount	$ 8.0
Reserve relating to the claim			$ 8.0