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Dividends Cash, Annualized Rate

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Represents percentage of net income each FHLBank will contribute to a restricted retained earnings account until the balance of that account equals at least one percent of FHLBank's average balance of outstanding consolidated obligations.

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Represents the percentage of Federal Home Loan Bank's (FHLBank's) average balance of outstanding consolidated obligations necessary to equal the restricted retained earnings minimum.

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Value of common shares held by shareholders. Excludes common shares repurchased and held as treasury shares.

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Amount of accumulated undistributed earnings (deficit).

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Capital (Dividends and Retained Earnings) (Details) - USD ($)								9 Months Ended
	Oct. 24, 2025	Jul. 25, 2025	Apr. 25, 2025	Feb. 21, 2025	Jul. 26, 2024	Apr. 26, 2024	Feb. 23, 2024	Sep. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Capital [Line Items]
Joint Capital Enhancement Agreement Percentage								20.00%
Percent of Average Balance of Outstanding Consolidated Obligations Required per the Joint Capital Enhancement Agreement For Each Previous Quarter								1.00%
Unrestricted								$ 1,431,019,000	$ 1,370,000,000
Restricted								783,372,000	732,876,000
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)								2,214,391,000	2,102,876,000
Subclass B1 [Member]
Capital [Line Items]
Common Stock, Value, Outstanding								339,000,000.0	333,000,000.0
Dividends Cash, Annualized Rate		4.85%	4.60%	5.10%	5.60%	5.60%	5.35%
Subclass B1 [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Capital [Line Items]
Dividends Cash, Annualized Rate	4.85%
Subclass B2 [Member]
Capital [Line Items]
Common Stock, Value, Outstanding								$ 2,150,000,000	$ 3,228,700,000
Dividends Cash, Annualized Rate		9.50%	9.00%	9.00%	9.00%	8.75%	8.50%
Subclass B2 [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Capital [Line Items]
Dividends Cash, Annualized Rate	9.50%