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Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses - Schedule Of Modified Loans/TDRs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Loans Modified
Total	$ 48,424	$ 31,475	$ 126,791	$ 122,678
Term Extension
Loans Modified
Total	39,583	15,151	77,160	58,099
Payment Delay
Loans Modified
Total	8,481	14,547	48,754	28,810
Combination: Term Extension/ Payment Delay
Loans Modified
Total	219	1,594	219	2,862
Combination: Rate Reduction/ Term Extension
Loans Modified
Total				32,724
Combination: Rate Reduction/ Payment Delay
Loans Modified
Total	141	183	658	183
Commercial lending
Loans Modified
Total	39,583	26,754	98,928	111,616
Commercial lending \| Term Extension
Loans Modified
Total	39,583	15,151	74,160	58,099
Commercial lending \| Payment Delay
Loans Modified
Total	0	11,603	24,768	20,793
Commercial lending \| Combination: Term Extension/ Payment Delay
Loans Modified
Total	0	0	0	0
Commercial lending \| Combination: Rate Reduction/ Term Extension
Loans Modified
Total				32,724
Commercial lending \| Combination: Rate Reduction/ Payment Delay
Loans Modified
Total	0	0	0	0
Commercial lending \| C&I
Loans Modified
Total	$ 15,848	$ 13,285	$ 50,959	$ 64,913
Modification as a % of Loan Class	0.09%	0.08%	0.30%	0.41%
Commercial lending \| C&I \| Term Extension
Loans Modified
Total	$ 15,848	$ 1,682	$ 26,191	$ 44,120
Commercial lending \| C&I \| Payment Delay
Loans Modified
Total	0	11,603	24,768	20,793
Commercial lending \| C&I \| Combination: Term Extension/ Payment Delay
Loans Modified
Total	0	0	0	0
Commercial lending \| C&I \| Combination: Rate Reduction/ Term Extension
Loans Modified
Total				0
Commercial lending \| C&I \| Combination: Rate Reduction/ Payment Delay
Loans Modified
Total	0	0	0	0
Commercial lending \| CRE
Loans Modified
Total	$ 23,735	$ 13,469	$ 47,969	$ 46,703
Modification as a % of Loan Class	0.16%	0.07%	0.33%	0.23%
Commercial lending \| CRE \| Term Extension
Loans Modified
Total	$ 23,735	$ 13,469	$ 47,969	$ 13,979
Commercial lending \| CRE \| Payment Delay
Loans Modified
Total	0	0	0	0
Commercial lending \| CRE \| Combination: Term Extension/ Payment Delay
Loans Modified
Total	0	0	0	0
Commercial lending \| CRE \| Combination: Rate Reduction/ Term Extension
Loans Modified
Total				32,724
Commercial lending \| CRE \| Combination: Rate Reduction/ Payment Delay
Loans Modified
Total	0	0	0	0
Consumer lending
Loans Modified
Total	8,841	4,721	27,863	11,062
Consumer lending \| Term Extension
Loans Modified
Total	0	0	3,000	0
Consumer lending \| Payment Delay
Loans Modified
Total	8,481	2,944	23,986	8,017
Consumer lending \| Combination: Term Extension/ Payment Delay
Loans Modified
Total	219	1,594	219	2,862
Consumer lending \| Combination: Rate Reduction/ Term Extension
Loans Modified
Total				0
Consumer lending \| Combination: Rate Reduction/ Payment Delay
Loans Modified
Total	141	183	658	183
Consumer lending \| Single-family residential
Loans Modified
Total	$ 5,078	$ 4,204	$ 13,638	$ 9,085
Modification as a % of Loan Class	0.04%	0.03%	0.10%	0.07%
Consumer lending \| Single-family residential \| Term Extension
Loans Modified
Total	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Consumer lending \| Single-family residential \| Payment Delay
Loans Modified
Total	4,718	2,944	13,278	7,276
Consumer lending \| Single-family residential \| Combination: Term Extension/ Payment Delay
Loans Modified
Total	219	1,260	219	1,809
Consumer lending \| Single-family residential \| Combination: Rate Reduction/ Term Extension
Loans Modified
Total				0
Consumer lending \| Single-family residential \| Combination: Rate Reduction/ Payment Delay
Loans Modified
Total	141	0	141	0
Consumer lending \| HELOCs
Loans Modified
Total	$ 3,763	$ 517	$ 11,225	$ 1,977
Modification as a % of Loan Class	0.21%	0.03%	0.64%	0.11%
Consumer lending \| HELOCs \| Term Extension
Loans Modified
Total	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Consumer lending \| HELOCs \| Payment Delay
Loans Modified
Total	3,763	0	10,708	741
Consumer lending \| HELOCs \| Combination: Term Extension/ Payment Delay
Loans Modified
Total	0	334	0	1,053
Consumer lending \| HELOCs \| Combination: Rate Reduction/ Term Extension
Loans Modified
Total				0
Consumer lending \| HELOCs \| Combination: Rate Reduction/ Payment Delay
Loans Modified
Total	$ 0	$ 183	517	$ 183
Consumer lending \| Other consumer
Loans Modified
Total			$ 3,000
Modification as a % of Loan Class			5.18%
Consumer lending \| Other consumer \| Term Extension
Loans Modified
Total			$ 3,000
Consumer lending \| Other consumer \| Payment Delay
Loans Modified
Total			0
Consumer lending \| Other consumer \| Combination: Term Extension/ Payment Delay
Loans Modified
Total			0
Consumer lending \| Other consumer \| Combination: Rate Reduction/ Payment Delay
Loans Modified
Total			$ 0