Loans Receivable - Financing Receivable Weighted Average Modified Period (Details)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025
Troubled debt restructurings
Weighted-average interest rate reduction	2.00%	1.00%	2.00%	1.00%
Weighted-average term extension in months	9 months	13 months	10 months	12 months
Weighted-average payment deferral in years	6 months	6 months	6 months	9 months 18 days
Personal Banking
Troubled debt restructurings
Weighted-average interest rate reduction	1.00%	0.00%	1.00%
Weighted-average term extension in months	107 months	117 months	106 months	121 months
Weighted-average payment deferral in years	0 years	0 years	0 years	0 years
Personal Banking \| Residential mortgage loans
Troubled debt restructurings
Weighted-average interest rate reduction	1.00%	0.00%	1.00%	0.00%
Weighted-average term extension in months	109 months	117 months	109 months	118 months
Weighted-average payment deferral in years	0 years	0 years	0 years	0 years
Personal Banking \| Home equity loans
Troubled debt restructurings
Weighted-average interest rate reduction	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Weighted-average term extension in months	40 months	0 months	38 months	131 months
Weighted-average payment deferral in years	0 years	0 years	0 years	0 years
Commercial Banking
Troubled debt restructurings
Weighted-average interest rate reduction	2.00%	1.00%	2.00%	1.00%
Weighted-average term extension in months	8 months	9 months	8 months	7 months
Weighted-average payment deferral in years	6 months	6 months	6 months	9 months 18 days
Commercial Banking \| Commercial real estate loans
Troubled debt restructurings
Weighted-average interest rate reduction	2.00%	1.00%	2.00%	1.00%
Weighted-average term extension in months	8 months	11 months	8 months	8 months
Weighted-average payment deferral in years	6 months	6 months	6 months	6 months
Commercial Banking \| Commercial real estate loans - owner occupied
Troubled debt restructurings
Weighted-average interest rate reduction	0.00%	0.00%	4.00%	0.00%
Weighted-average term extension in months	0 months	6 months	17 months	6 months
Weighted-average payment deferral in years	0 years	0 years	0 years	0 years
Commercial Banking \| Commercial and industrial loans
Troubled debt restructurings
Weighted-average interest rate reduction	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	1.00%
Weighted-average term extension in months	6 months	0 months	6 months	85 months
Weighted-average payment deferral in years	6 months	0 years	6 months	9 months 18 days

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