Investments - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020	Jan. 01, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Maximum percentage of shareholders' equity security holdings held of one issuer	10.00%		10.00%
Securities pledged	$ 431,700		$ 484,800
Mortgage-backed securities, weighted average life	3 years
Accrued interest receivable, available-for-sale securities	$ 4,500
Accrued interest receivable, held-to-maturity securities	1,400
Allowance for credit losses on held-to-maturity debt securities	$ 303	$ 0

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Accrued interest receivable, held-to-maturity securities

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Maximum percentage of shareholders' equity security holdings held of one issuer.

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Mortgage-backed securities, weighted average life

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Amount of restricted investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale).

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Amount of allowance for credit loss for debt security measured at amortized cost (held-to-maturity).

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-Publisher FASB
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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