Number of investment positions in available-for-sale investments in a continuous unrealized loss position for which an other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) has not been recognized in the income statement.

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Securities (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Securities (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) security	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) security	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Proceeds from Sale of Debt Securities, Available-for-sale \| $	$ 0	$ 0	$ 259,554	$ 32,330
U.S. Government Agency and Government-Sponsored Enterprise Mortgage-Backed Securities and Collateralized Mortgage Obligations [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Available-for-sale, Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions	170		170
Available-for-sale, Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions	211		211
Asset-backed Securities [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Available-for-sale, Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions	6		6
Available-for-sale, Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions	6		6
Municipal Bonds [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Available-for-sale, Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions	27		27
Available-for-sale, Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions	81		81
U.S. Government and Government-Sponsored Enterprise Securities [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Available-for-sale, Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions	7		7
Available-for-sale, Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions	7		7
US Government Securities [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Available-for-sale, Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions	1		1
Available-for-sale, Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions	1		1