Deposits - Schedule of Deposits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Statistical Disclosure for Banks [Abstract]
Demand deposits	$ 8,448,797	$ 7,704,190
Savings deposits	4,657,140	4,334,802
Certificates and other time deposits of $100,000 or more	742,539	273,379
Other certificates and time deposits	468,712	389,752
Brokered deposits	65,557	30,454
Total deposits	$ 14,382,745	$ 12,732,577

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Other Certificates and Time Deposits

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The amount of money in accounts that may bear interest and that the depositor is entitled to withdraw at any time without prior notice.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.12)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126897435&loc=d3e534808-122878

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The aggregate of all deposit liabilities held by the entity, including foreign and domestic, interest and noninterest bearing; may include demand deposits, saving deposits, Negotiable Order of Withdrawal (NOW) and time deposits among others.

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Amount of interest-bearing domestic third-party deposits placed by or through the assistance of a deposit broker, also known as brokered deposit liabilities.

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