Fair Value - Carrying Amounts and Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Assets
Securities available-for-sale	$ 373,570	$ 404,825
Securities held-to-maturity	356,153	368,107
Federal Home Loan Bank, Federal Reserve Bank stock and other investments, at cost	33,339	29,842
I/O strips receivables	458	503
Liabilities
Subordinated Debt.	39,600	39,554
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Assets
I/O strips receivables	458	503
Carrying amount
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	443,397	457,370
Securities available-for-sale	373,570	404,825
Securities held-to-maturity	348,044	366,560
Loans (including loans held-for-sale), net	2,511,623	2,511,611
Federal Home Loan Bank, Federal Reserve Bank stock and other investments, at cost	33,339	29,842
Accrued interest receivable	10,231	10,915
I/O strips receivables	458	503
Liabilities
Time deposits	150,238	168,034
Other deposits	3,216,401	3,246,734
Subordinated Debt.	39,600	39,554
Accrued interest payable	1,198	707
Carried at fair value
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	443,397	457,370
Securities available-for-sale	373,570	404,825
Securities held-to-maturity	356,153	368,107
Loans (including loans held-for-sale), net	2,497,076	2,513,329
Accrued interest receivable	10,231	10,915
I/O strips receivables	458	503
Liabilities
Time deposits	150,728	158,704
Other deposits	3,216,401	3,246,734
Subordinated Debt.	38,100	40,404
Accrued interest payable	1,198	707
Carried at fair value \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	443,397	457,370
Securities available-for-sale	121,734	120,464
Accrued interest receivable	616	446
Carried at fair value \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Assets
Securities available-for-sale	251,836	284,361
Securities held-to-maturity	356,153	368,107
Loans (including loans held-for-sale), net	2,415	1,052
Accrued interest receivable	1,997	2,218
I/O strips receivables	458	503
Liabilities
Time deposits	150,728	158,704
Other deposits	3,216,401	3,246,734
Subordinated Debt.	38,100	40,404
Accrued interest payable	1,198	707
Carried at fair value \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets
Loans (including loans held-for-sale), net	2,494,661	2,512,277
Accrued interest receivable	$ 7,618	$ 8,251

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