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Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings within the previous 12 months and for which there was a payment default.

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Amount of investment related to financing receivables modified by troubled debt restructurings within the previous 12 months, for which there was a payment default.

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Amount of allowance for credit losses related to recorded investment.

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Loans Receivable - TDRs Textuals (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Loans Receivable - TDRs Textuals (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) contract	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) contract	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) contract
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Related specific valuation allowance for TDRs	$ 4,170	$ 3,355
Commercial business
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Related specific valuation allowance for TDRs	3,955	3,169
Commercial business \| Commercial and industrial
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Related specific valuation allowance for TDRs	2,607	1,326
Consumer
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Related specific valuation allowance for TDRs	$ 139	$ 54
Troubled Debt Restructured Loans
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of contracts modified that subsequently defaulted \| contract	8	5	3
Loans modified during the previous twelve months and subsequently defaulted	$ 2,620	$ 1,308	$ 1,631
Troubled Debt Restructured Loans \| Past modified maturity date
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of contracts modified that subsequently defaulted \| contract	7	4
Troubled Debt Restructured Loans \| Commercial business
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of contracts modified that subsequently defaulted \| contract	6	2	1
Loans modified during the previous twelve months and subsequently defaulted	$ 1,955	$ 363	$ 488
Troubled Debt Restructured Loans \| Commercial business \| Commercial and industrial
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of contracts modified that subsequently defaulted \| contract	5	1	0
Loans modified during the previous twelve months and subsequently defaulted	$ 1,890	$ 283	$ 0
Troubled Debt Restructured Loans \| Commercial business \| Commercial and industrial \| Past modified maturity date
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of contracts modified that subsequently defaulted \| contract	1
Loans modified during the previous twelve months and subsequently defaulted	$ 882
Troubled Debt Restructured Loans \| Commercial business \| Commercial and industrial \| 30-89 days past due
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of contracts modified that subsequently defaulted \| contract			3
Troubled Debt Restructured Loans \| Consumer
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of contracts modified that subsequently defaulted \| contract	0	1	0
Loans modified during the previous twelve months and subsequently defaulted	$ 0	$ 7	$ 0
Troubled Debt Restructured Loans \| Consumer \| Past modified maturity date
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of contracts modified that subsequently defaulted \| contract		1
Troubled Debt Restructured Loans \| Modified during the year
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Related specific valuation allowance for TDRs	2,300	$ 1,800
Troubled Debt Restructured Loans \| Modified subsequently
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Related specific valuation allowance for TDRs	$ 260	$ 1	$ 111