Financing Receivable, Allowance For Credit Losses And Off-Balance Sheet, Credit Loss Liability

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Financing Receivable Gross Carrying Amount Abstract

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Amount excluding accrued interest, of allowance for credit loss on financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Amount of allowance for credit loss on financing receivable evaluated on collective basis. Excludes financing receivable evaluated on individual basis.

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Amount of allowance for credit loss on financing receivable evaluated on individual basis. Excludes financing receivable evaluated on collective basis.

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Amortized cost excluding accrued interest, before allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Amount of expected credit loss for credit exposure on off-balance-sheet commitment, including but not limited to, loan commitment, standby letter of credit, financial guarantee not accounted for as insurance. Excludes off-balance sheet credit exposure accounted for as insurance and instrument accounted for under derivatives and hedging.

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Allowance for Credit Losses (Recorded Investments in Loans) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2025	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Jun. 30, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Loans
Evaluated on an Individual Basis	$ 97.7		$ 65.9
Evaluated on a Collective Basis	43,225.7		43,324.7
TOTAL LOANS	43,323.4		43,390.6
Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans
Evaluated on an Individual Basis	13.5		3.2
Evaluated on a Collective Basis	167.0		164.8
Allowance Assigned to Loans	180.5	$ 167.1	168.0	$ 167.7	$ 162.4	$ 178.7
Allowance Assigned to Undrawn Loan Commitments and Standby Letters of Credit - Evaluated on a Collective Basis	34.7	32.8	30.4	29.5	25.2	26.9
Total Allowance Assigned to Loans and Undrawn Loan Commitments and Standby Letters of Credit	215.2		198.4
COMMERCIAL
Loans
Evaluated on an Individual Basis	50.6		35.9
Evaluated on a Collective Basis	20,034.9		20,242.9
TOTAL LOANS	20,085.5		20,278.8
Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans
Evaluated on an Individual Basis	9.5		1.2
Evaluated on a Collective Basis	136.3		137.3
Allowance Assigned to Loans	145.8	133.6	138.5	136.9	131.7	146.8
Allowance Assigned to Undrawn Loan Commitments and Standby Letters of Credit - Evaluated on a Collective Basis	32.5	30.7	28.3	27.2	22.5	24.9
Total Allowance Assigned to Loans and Undrawn Loan Commitments and Standby Letters of Credit	178.3		166.8
PERSONAL
Loans
Evaluated on an Individual Basis	47.1		30.0
Evaluated on a Collective Basis	23,190.8		23,081.8
TOTAL LOANS	23,237.9		23,111.8
Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans
Evaluated on an Individual Basis	4.0		2.0
Evaluated on a Collective Basis	30.7		27.5
Allowance Assigned to Loans	34.7	33.5	29.5	30.8	30.7	31.9
Allowance Assigned to Undrawn Loan Commitments and Standby Letters of Credit - Evaluated on a Collective Basis	2.2	$ 2.1	2.1	$ 2.3	$ 2.7	$ 2.0
Total Allowance Assigned to Loans and Undrawn Loan Commitments and Standby Letters of Credit	$ 36.9		$ 31.6