Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value by Balance Sheet Grouping (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	$ 2,482,944	$ 2,249,492
Held-to-maturity securities	606,175	727,368
FHLB and FRB stock	137,991	141,990
Carrying Amount
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	2,482,944	2,249,492
Held-to-maturity securities	586,870	705,838
Estimated Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	2,482,944	2,249,492
Held-to-maturity securities	606,175	727,368
Level 1 \| Carrying Amount
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	1,830,722	1,702,977
Level 1 \| Estimated Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	1,830,722	1,702,977
Level 2 \| Carrying Amount
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
FHLB and FRB stock	137,991	141,990
Time deposits	3,785,082	3,973,192
FHLB advances	2,600,000	2,700,000
Level 2 \| Carrying Amount \| Client swap program hedges
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Other assets	35,825	48,201
Other liabilities	35,825	48,201
Level 2 \| Carrying Amount \| Mortgage loan fair value hedges
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Other liabilities	12,459	16,061
Level 2 \| Carrying Amount \| Commercial loan fair value hedges
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Other liabilities	7,508	8,492
Level 2 \| Carrying Amount \| Borrowings cash flow hedges
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Other assets	2,743	0
Other liabilities	0	17,375
Level 2 \| Estimated Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
FHLB and FRB stock	137,991	141,990
Time deposits	3,761,325	3,963,203
FHLB advances	2,620,269	2,722,509
Level 2 \| Estimated Fair Value \| Client swap program hedges
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Other assets	35,825	48,201
Other liabilities	35,825	48,201
Level 2 \| Estimated Fair Value \| Mortgage loan fair value hedges
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Other liabilities	12,459	16,061
Level 2 \| Estimated Fair Value \| Commercial loan fair value hedges
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Other liabilities	7,508	8,492
Level 2 \| Estimated Fair Value \| Borrowings cash flow hedges
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Other assets	2,743	0
Other liabilities	0	17,375
Level 3 \| Carrying Amount
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loans receivable	12,881,010	12,792,317
Level 3 \| Estimated Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loans receivable	13,433,950	13,392,089
U.S. government and agency securities \| Level 2 \| Carrying Amount
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	78,281	18,824
U.S. government and agency securities \| Level 2 \| Estimated Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	78,281	18,824
Asset-backed securities \| Level 2 \| Carrying Amount
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	1,210,356	936,917
Asset-backed securities \| Level 2 \| Estimated Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	1,210,356	936,917
Municipal bonds \| Level 2 \| Carrying Amount
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	38,703	38,315
Municipal bonds \| Level 2 \| Estimated Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	38,703	38,315
Corporate debt securities \| Level 2 \| Carrying Amount
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	287,393	287,184
Corporate debt securities \| Level 2 \| Estimated Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	287,393	287,184
Agency pass-through certificates
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity securities	600,622	720,516
Agency pass-through certificates \| Level 2 \| Carrying Amount
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	868,211	968,252
Held-to-maturity securities	581,313	698,934
Agency pass-through certificates \| Level 2 \| Estimated Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	868,211	968,252
Held-to-maturity securities	600,622	720,516
Commercial MBS
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity securities	5,553	6,852
Commercial MBS \| Level 2 \| Carrying Amount
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity securities	5,557	6,904
Commercial MBS \| Level 2 \| Estimated Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity securities	$ 5,553	$ 6,852

Amount of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale).

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