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Investment Securities (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended					9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Investment Securities (Details) - USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Investment Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Sold at Par Value					$ 108,000,000
Investment Securities (Textuals) [Abstract]
Transfer of held to maturity securities to available for sale securities (adoption of ASU 2019-04)			$ 692,000,000					$ 692,414,000	$ 0	$ 0
Debt Securities AFS Principal Sold			157,000,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Gain (Loss)			$ 3,000,000
Carrying amount of Securities Sold							$ 1,200,000,000
Visa B Restricted Stock Donated				42,039
Visa Restricted Shares Owned		77,000		77,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Sold at Par Value					$ 108,000,000
Debt Securities, Held-to-maturity, Sold, Amount										18,000,000
Debt Securities, Held-to-maturity, Sold, Realized Gain (Loss)										$ 434,000
Pledged Financial Instruments, Not Separately Reported, Securities		$ 2,600,000,000						2,600,000,000	3,000,000,000.0
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock		149,000,000						149,000,000	173,000,000
Federal Reserve Bank Stock		78,000,000						78,000,000	77,000,000
Equity Securities with Readily Determined Fair Value		2,000,000						2,000,000	2,000,000
Equity Securities without Readily Determinable Fair Value, Amount		$ 13,000,000						$ 13,000,000	$ 0
Bank Mutual [Member]
Investment Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Sold at Par Value	$ 453,000,000
Investment Securities (Textuals) [Abstract]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Sold at Par Value	$ 453,000,000
Securities Sold [Member]
Investment Securities
Taxable Equivalent Yield					3.08%
Reinvestment [Member]
Investment Securities
Taxable Equivalent Yield					3.51%
Commercial mortgage-related securities \| GNMA [Member]
Investment Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Sold at Par Value						$ 40,000,000
Investment Securities (Textuals) [Abstract]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Sold at Par Value						$ 40,000,000