Benefit Plans Employee Stock Ownership Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
ESOP contribution expense	$ 1,698	$ 1,906
Dividends on unallocated ESOP shares used to reduce ESOP contribution	$ 148	$ 166
Allocated shares	1,382,453	1,269,600
Unallocated shares	310,347	423,200
Total ESOP shares	1,692,800	1,692,800
Fair value of unallocated shares	$ 4,637	$ 6,547
Textuals [Abstract]
Amount borrowed by ESOP	$ 16,900
Shares acquired by ESOP	1,692,800
Price per share of shares acquired by ESOP	$ 10.00
Fixed interest rate ESOP debt	4.88%
Principal and interest payments from ESOP	$ 1,600	$ 1,600	$ 1,600

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Employee Stock Ownership Plan, (ESOP), Principal and Interest Payments from ESOP

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Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), Shares Contributed to ESOP, Price Per Share

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Textuals [Abstract]

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The amount of plan compensation cost recognized during the period.

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The amount reported as a liability as of the balance sheet date by the entity (the employer) of the loan made by a third-party lender directly to the ESOP.

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Fair value of unearned shares held by the employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).

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Dividends paid on stock held by an employee stock ownership plan.

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The shares or units in an ESOP trust that have been assigned to individual participant accounts based on a known formula. IRS rules require allocations to be nondiscriminatory generally based on compensation, length of service, or a combination of both. For any particular participant such shares or units may be vested, unvested, or partially vested.

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Shares contributed to the ESOP that have not yet been released, committed to be released, or allocated to participant accounts. Suspense shares generally collateralize ESOP debt.

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This item represents the number of shares provided to the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) during the period.

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Sum of the allocated, committed-to-be-released and suspense shares of the entity held by the plan.

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