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Fair value measurement - Quantitative inputs level 3 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Recurring
Assets
Trading Securities Debt	$ 30,825		$ 27,723
Recurring \| CMO
Assets
Trading Securities Debt	52		160
Recurring \| Other
Assets
Trading Securities Debt	188		207
Recurring \| Level 3
Assets
Trading Securities Debt	335		535
Recurring \| Level 3 \| CMO
Assets
Trading Securities Debt	$ 10	$ 135	113
Recurring \| Level 3 \| CMO \| Trading account debt securities \| Discounted cash flow approach
Unobservable inputs
Yield	4.90%
Weighted average prepayment speed (annual rate)	7.30%
Recurring \| Level 3 \| CMO \| Trading account debt securities \| Discounted cash flow approach \| Minimum
Unobservable inputs
Weighted average life (in years)	2 months 12 days	2 months 12 days
Yield		4.90%
Weighted average prepayment speed (annual rate)		10.10%
Recurring \| Level 3 \| CMO \| Trading account debt securities \| Discounted cash flow approach \| Maximum
Unobservable inputs
Weighted average life (in years)	3 months 18 days	8 months 12 days
Yield		5.40%
Weighted average prepayment speed (annual rate)		18.50%
Recurring \| Level 3 \| CMO \| Trading account debt securities \| Discounted cash flow approach \| Weighted Average
Unobservable inputs
Weighted average life (in years)	2 months 12 days	6 months
Yield		4.90%
Weighted average prepayment speed (annual rate)		10.70%
Recurring \| Level 3 \| Other
Assets
Trading Securities Debt	$ 188	$ 255	$ 207
Recurring \| Level 3 \| Other \| Trading account debt securities \| Discounted cash flow approach
Unobservable inputs
Weighted average life (in years)	2 years 6 months	2 years 10 months 24 days
Yield	12.00%	12.00%
Weighted average prepayment speed (annual rate)	10.80%	10.80%
Nonrecurring \| Level 3 \| Loan
Assets
Loans	$ 9,044	$ 4,473
Nonrecurring \| Level 3 \| Loan \| Valuation Technique External Appraisal \| Minimum
Unobservable inputs
Haircut applied on external appraisal	5.00%	5.00%
Nonrecurring \| Level 3 \| Loan \| Valuation Technique External Appraisal \| Maximum
Unobservable inputs
Haircut applied on external appraisal	10.00%	25.00%
Nonrecurring \| Level 3 \| Loan \| Valuation Technique External Appraisal \| Weighted Average
Unobservable inputs
Haircut applied on external appraisal	7.20%	16.10%
Nonrecurring \| Level 3 \| Other real estate owned
Assets
Other real estate owned	$ 325	$ 289
Nonrecurring \| Level 3 \| Other real estate owned \| Valuation Technique External Appraisal
Unobservable inputs
Haircut applied on external appraisal	35.00%
Nonrecurring \| Level 3 \| Other real estate owned \| Valuation Technique External Appraisal \| Minimum
Unobservable inputs
Haircut applied on external appraisal		5.00%
Nonrecurring \| Level 3 \| Other real estate owned \| Valuation Technique External Appraisal \| Maximum
Unobservable inputs
Haircut applied on external appraisal		35.00%
Nonrecurring \| Level 3 \| Other real estate owned \| Valuation Technique External Appraisal \| Weighted Average
Unobservable inputs
Haircut applied on external appraisal		27.00%
Nonrecurring \| Level 3 \| Contingent consideration
Assets
Contingent consideration		$ 0