Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Activity In Valuation Allowance For Mortgage Servicing Rights (Details) - Mortgage Servicing Rights [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Valuation Allowance for Impairment of Recognized Servicing Assets [Roll Forward]
Valuation allowance, beginning of period	$ (21)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Additions	0	0	(3)	0
Reductions	18	0	0	0
Valuation allowance, end of period	$ (3)	$ 0	$ (3)	$ 0

Reflects the estimated amount of impairment as of the balance sheet date of recognized servicing assets that are being amortized in proportion to and over the period of estimated net servicing income or loss.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 860
-SubTopic 50
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (e)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116651436&loc=d3e122739-111746

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- Definition

Amount of increase in the valuation allowance for impairment of contract to service financial assets under which the benefits of servicing are expected to more than adequately compensate the servicer from charges to expense.

+ References

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 860
-SubTopic 50
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (e)(2)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116651436&loc=d3e122739-111746

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- Definition

Amount of decrease in the valuation allowance for impairment of contract to service financial assets under which the benefits of servicing are expected to more than adequately compensate the servicer from recoveries recognized.

+ References

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 860
-SubTopic 50
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116651436&loc=d3e122739-111746

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- Definition

A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

+ References

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