Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses - Modifications (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total modifications	$ 4,970
Percentage of class of financing receivables (as a percent)	0.28%
Term Modification
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total modifications	$ 2,148
Payment Modification
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total modifications	1,985
Term and payment modifications
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total modifications	837
Commercial & industrial loans
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total modifications	$ 2,941
Percentage of class of financing receivables (as a percent)	0.71%
Weighted-Average Interest Rate Reduction (as a percent)	0.00%
Weighted Average Term Extension (in months)	20 months
Commercial & industrial loans \| Term Modification
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total modifications	$ 956
Commercial & industrial loans \| Payment Modification
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total modifications	1,985
Commercial & industrial loans \| Term and payment modifications
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total modifications	0
Commercial & industrial loans \| Principal Forgiveness
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total modifications	0
Commercial real estate \| Owner occupied properties
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total modifications	$ 260
Percentage of class of financing receivables (as a percent)	0.07%
Weighted-Average Interest Rate Reduction (as a percent)	0.00%
Weighted Average Term Extension (in months)	5 months
Commercial real estate \| Owner occupied properties \| Term Modification
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total modifications	$ 0
Commercial real estate \| Owner occupied properties \| Payment Modification
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total modifications	0
Commercial real estate \| Owner occupied properties \| Term and payment modifications
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total modifications	260
Commercial real estate \| Owner occupied properties \| Principal Forgiveness
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total modifications	0
Residential real estate \| 1-4 family residential properties secured by junior liens and revolving secured by 1-4 family first liens
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total modifications	$ 115
Percentage of class of financing receivables (as a percent)	0.34%
Weighted-Average Interest Rate Reduction (as a percent)	0.00%
Weighted Average Term Extension (in months)	5 months
Residential real estate \| 1-4 family residential properties secured by junior liens and revolving secured by 1-4 family first liens \| Term Modification
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total modifications	$ 115
Residential real estate \| 1-4 family residential properties secured by junior liens and revolving secured by 1-4 family first liens \| Payment Modification
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total modifications	0
Residential real estate \| 1-4 family residential properties secured by junior liens and revolving secured by 1-4 family first liens \| Term and payment modifications
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total modifications	0
Residential real estate \| 1-4 family residential properties secured by junior liens and revolving secured by 1-4 family first liens \| Principal Forgiveness
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total modifications	0
Residential real estate \| 1-4 family residential construction loans
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total modifications	$ 109
Percentage of class of financing receivables (as a percent)	0.35%
Weighted-Average Interest Rate Reduction (as a percent)	0.00%
Weighted Average Term Extension (in months)	5 months
Residential real estate \| 1-4 family residential construction loans \| Term Modification
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total modifications	$ 109
Residential real estate \| 1-4 family residential construction loans \| Payment Modification
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total modifications	0
Residential real estate \| 1-4 family residential construction loans \| Term and payment modifications
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total modifications	0
Residential real estate \| 1-4 family residential construction loans \| Principal Forgiveness
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total modifications	0
Other construction, land development and raw land loans
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total modifications	$ 1,545
Percentage of class of financing receivables (as a percent)	1.04%
Weighted-Average Interest Rate Reduction (as a percent)	0.00%
Weighted Average Term Extension (in months)	5 months
Other construction, land development and raw land loans \| Term Modification
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total modifications	$ 968
Other construction, land development and raw land loans \| Payment Modification
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total modifications	0
Other construction, land development and raw land loans \| Term and payment modifications
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total modifications	577
Other construction, land development and raw land loans \| Principal Forgiveness
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Total modifications	$ 0

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