Subordinated Debentures - Schedule of outstanding subordinated debentures (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current Principal Balance	$ 505,403,000
Carrying Value	501,375,000	$ 215,145,000
Subordinated notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current Principal Balance	495,000,000
Carrying Value	$ 493,345,000	207,187,000
Subordinated notes \| Subordinated notes due 2024, 5.75% per annum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current Interest Rate	5.75%
Current Principal Balance	$ 60,000,000
Carrying Value	$ 59,492,000	59,432,000
Subordinated notes \| Subordinated notes due 2029, 4.875% per annum until May 15, 2024, 3-month LIBOR +2.5% thereafter
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current Interest Rate	4.875%
Current Principal Balance	$ 125,000,000
Carrying Value	$ 122,749,000	122,622,000
Subordinated notes \| Subordinated notes due 2029, 4.875% per annum until May 15, 2024, 3-month LIBOR +2.5% thereafter \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate	2.50%
Subordinated notes \| Subordinated notes due 2030, 5.375% per annum until June 15, 2025, 3-month SOFR +5.17% thereafter
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current Interest Rate	5.375%
Current Principal Balance	$ 150,000,000.0
Carrying Value	$ 147,370,000	0
Subordinated notes \| Subordinated notes due 2030, 5.375% per annum until June 15, 2025, 3-month SOFR +5.17% thereafter \| SOFR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate	5.17%
Subordinated notes \| Subordinated notes due 2025, 7.125% per annum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current Interest Rate	7.125%
Current Principal Balance	$ 25,000,000
Carrying Value	$ 25,121,000	25,133,000
Subordinated notes \| Subordinated notes due 2026, 5.5% per annum until June 30 2021, 3-month LIBOR +4.285% thereafter
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current Interest Rate	5.50%
Current Principal Balance	$ 135,000,000
Carrying Value	$ 138,613,000	0
Subordinated notes \| Subordinated notes due 2026, 5.5% per annum until June 30 2021, 3-month LIBOR +4.285% thereafter \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate	4.285%
Subordinated debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current Principal Balance	$ 10,403,000
Carrying Value	8,030,000	7,958,000
Subordinated debt \| Heritage Oaks Bancorp
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current Principal Balance	$ 5,248,000
Current Interest Rate	3.15%
Carrying Value	$ 4,088,000	4,054,000
Subordinated debt \| Heritage Oaks Bancorp \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate	1.72%
Subordinated debt \| Santa Lucia Bancorp (CA) Capital Trust
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current Principal Balance	$ 5,155,000
Current Interest Rate	2.70%
Carrying Value	$ 3,942,000	$ 3,904,000
Subordinated debt \| Santa Lucia Bancorp (CA) Capital Trust \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate	1.48%

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