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Allowance for Loan Losses - Summary of Company's Allowance for Loan Losses ("All") and Recorded Investment in Loans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 35,692	$ 31,264
Provision (recoupment) for loan losses	1,534	41
Ending balance	37,055	30,686
Carrying amount of loan investments			$ 4,246,941	$ 4,092,308	$ 3,702,334
Loans	35,692	31,264	37,055	35,692	30,686
Total Loans			4,246,941	4,092,308	3,702,334
Originated and acquired loans [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	35,461	31,193
Charge-offs	(268)	(716)
Recoveries	97	97
Provision (recoupment) for loan losses	1,550	0
Ending balance	36,840	30,574
Carrying amount of loan investments			4,183,414	4,021,429
Loans	35,461	31,193	36,840	35,461	30,574
Total Loans			4,183,414	4,021,429
Originated and acquired loans [Member] \| Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Ending allowance balance individually evaluated for impairment			1,546		1,218
Ending allowance balance collectively evaluated for impairment			35,294		29,355
Loans individually evaluated for impairment			32,743		34,672
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment			4,150,671		3,555,353
ASC 310-30 [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	231	71
Provision (recoupment) for loan losses	(16)	41
Ending balance	215	112
Carrying amount of loan investments			63,527	70,879	112,309
Loans	231	71	215	231	112
Total Loans			63,527	70,879	112,309
ASC 310-30 [Member] \| Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Ending balance		113
Loans		113			113
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	27,137	21,385
Ending balance	28,075	21,578
Carrying amount of loan investments			2,756,144		2,105,899
Loans	27,137	21,385	28,075	27,137	21,578
Total Loans			2,756,144		2,105,899
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Originated and acquired loans [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	26,946	21,340
Charge-offs	(12)	(437)
Recoveries	27	42
Provision (recoupment) for loan losses	933	540
Ending balance	27,894	21,485
Loans	26,946	21,340	27,894	26,946	21,485
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Originated and acquired loans [Member] \| Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Ending allowance balance individually evaluated for impairment			1,471		1,185
Ending allowance balance collectively evaluated for impairment			26,423		20,300
Loans individually evaluated for impairment			18,786		24,175
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment			2,718,219		2,057,022
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| ASC 310-30 [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	191	45
Provision (recoupment) for loan losses	(10)	48
Ending balance	181	93
Carrying amount of loan investments			19,139		24,702
Loans	191	45	181	191	93
Total Loans			19,139		24,702
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| ASC 310-30 [Member] \| Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Ending balance		93
Loans		93			93
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	3,800	3,965
Ending balance	3,718	3,928
Carrying amount of loan investments			822,652		859,155
Loans	3,800	3,965	3,718	3,800	3,928
Total Loans			822,652		859,155
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Originated and acquired loans [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	3,760	3,965
Charge-offs	(23)
Recoveries	13	2
Provision (recoupment) for loan losses	(66)	(39)
Ending balance	3,684	3,928
Loans	3,760	3,965	3,684	3,760	3,928
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Originated and acquired loans [Member] \| Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Ending allowance balance individually evaluated for impairment			36		31
Ending allowance balance collectively evaluated for impairment			3,648		3,897
Loans individually evaluated for impairment			4,583		8,558
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment			810,561		838,597
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] \| ASC 310-30 [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	40
Provision (recoupment) for loan losses	(6)
Ending balance	34
Carrying amount of loan investments			7,508		12,000
Loans	40		34	40
Total Loans			7,508		12,000
Consumer Loan [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	349	305
Ending balance	348	290
Carrying amount of loan investments			22,191		26,565
Loans	349	305	348	349	290
Total Loans			22,191		26,565
Consumer Loan [Member] \| Originated and acquired loans [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	349	305
Charge-offs	(233)	(279)
Recoveries	46	53
Provision (recoupment) for loan losses	186	211
Ending balance	348	290
Loans	349	305	348	349	290
Consumer Loan [Member] \| Originated and acquired loans [Member] \| Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Ending allowance balance collectively evaluated for impairment			348		290
Loans individually evaluated for impairment			6,944		38
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment			15,245		26,197
Consumer Loan [Member] \| ASC 310-30 [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Carrying amount of loan investments			2		330
Total Loans			2		330
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	4,406	5,609
Ending balance	4,914	4,890
Carrying amount of loan investments			645,954		710,715
Loans	4,406	5,609	4,914	4,406	4,890
Total Loans			645,954		710,715
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Originated and acquired loans [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	4,406	5,583
Recoveries	11
Provision (recoupment) for loan losses	497	(712)
Ending balance	4,914	4,871
Loans	$ 4,406	5,583	4,914	$ 4,406	4,871
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Originated and acquired loans [Member] \| Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Ending allowance balance individually evaluated for impairment			39		2
Ending allowance balance collectively evaluated for impairment			4,875		4,868
Loans individually evaluated for impairment			2,430		1,901
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment			606,646		633,537
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| ASC 310-30 [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		26
Provision (recoupment) for loan losses		(7)
Ending balance		19
Carrying amount of loan investments			36,878		75,277
Loans		26			19
Total Loans			$ 36,878		75,277
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| ASC 310-30 [Member] \| Receivables Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Ending balance		20
Loans		$ 20			$ 20