Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses: Loans and Unfunded Credit Commitments - Summary of Loans Modified in Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs) (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) troubled_debt_restructuring	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of TDRs \| troubled_debt_restructuring	39
Loans modified in TDRs	$ 85	$ 96
Unfunded commitments available for funding associated with TDRs	0
Investor dependent
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Loans modified in TDRs	33	15
Investor dependent \| Early stage
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Loans modified in TDRs	1	12
Investor dependent \| Growth stage
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Loans modified in TDRs	32	3
Cash flow dependent and innovation C&I (Commercial and Industrial) \| Cash flow dependent - SLBO
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Loans modified in TDRs	8	34
Cash flow dependent and innovation C&I (Commercial and Industrial) \| Innovation C&I
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Loans modified in TDRs	1	0
Private bank
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Loans modified in TDRs	8	12
CRE
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Loans modified in TDRs	33	33
Other C&I
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Loans modified in TDRs	$ 2	$ 2

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