Loans and the Allowance for Loan Losses - Allowance for Credit Losses and Recorded Investment in Loans Receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Beginning Balance, allowance for loan losses	$ 40,414	$ 38,178
Charge-offs	(3,383)	(6,429)
Recoveries	527	1,044
Provision (Recovery)	4,596	4,961
Ending Balance, allowance for loan losses	42,154	40,414
Reserve for Unfunded Loan Commitments:
Beginning Balance, unfunded loan commitments	3,324	605
Provision (Recovery)	(435)	(478)
Ending Balance, unfunded loan commitments	2,889	3,324
Total Allowance for Credit Losses	45,043	43,738
Adoption of ASU 2016-13 \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Beginning Balance, allowance for loan losses		2,660
Reserve for Unfunded Loan Commitments:
Beginning Balance, unfunded loan commitments		3,197
Adoption of ASU 2016-13 \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Beginning Balance, allowance for loan losses		40,838
Reserve for Unfunded Loan Commitments:
Beginning Balance, unfunded loan commitments		3,802
Real Estate Loans: \| Commercial
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Beginning Balance, allowance for loan losses	17,676	14,702
Charge-offs	(1)	(2,049)
Recoveries	15	26
Provision (Recovery)	394	174
Ending Balance, allowance for loan losses	18,084	17,676
Reserve for Unfunded Loan Commitments:
Beginning Balance, unfunded loan commitments	206	220
Provision (Recovery)	54	(130)
Ending Balance, unfunded loan commitments	260	206
Total Allowance for Credit Losses	18,344	17,882
Real Estate Loans: \| Commercial \| Adoption of ASU 2016-13 \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Beginning Balance, allowance for loan losses		4,823
Reserve for Unfunded Loan Commitments:
Beginning Balance, unfunded loan commitments		116
Real Estate Loans: \| Commercial \| Adoption of ASU 2016-13 \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Beginning Balance, allowance for loan losses		19,525
Reserve for Unfunded Loan Commitments:
Beginning Balance, unfunded loan commitments		336
Real Estate Loans: \| Construction
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Beginning Balance, allowance for loan losses	6,596	5,768
Charge-offs	(672)	(36)
Recoveries	0	1
Provision (Recovery)	(267)	(70)
Ending Balance, allowance for loan losses	5,657	6,596
Reserve for Unfunded Loan Commitments:
Beginning Balance, unfunded loan commitments	1,546	137
Provision (Recovery)	(720)	(704)
Ending Balance, unfunded loan commitments	826	1,546
Total Allowance for Credit Losses	6,483	8,142
Real Estate Loans: \| Construction \| Adoption of ASU 2016-13 \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Beginning Balance, allowance for loan losses		933
Reserve for Unfunded Loan Commitments:
Beginning Balance, unfunded loan commitments		2,113
Real Estate Loans: \| Construction \| Adoption of ASU 2016-13 \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Beginning Balance, allowance for loan losses		6,701
Reserve for Unfunded Loan Commitments:
Beginning Balance, unfunded loan commitments		2,250
Real Estate Loans: \| Residential
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Beginning Balance, allowance for loan losses	5,485	5,354
Charge-offs	(293)	(42)
Recoveries	12	18
Provision (Recovery)	1,118	520
Ending Balance, allowance for loan losses	6,322	5,485
Reserve for Unfunded Loan Commitments:
Beginning Balance, unfunded loan commitments	177	13
Provision (Recovery)	5	(26)
Ending Balance, unfunded loan commitments	182	177
Total Allowance for Credit Losses	6,504	5,662
Real Estate Loans: \| Residential \| Adoption of ASU 2016-13 \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Beginning Balance, allowance for loan losses		(365)
Reserve for Unfunded Loan Commitments:
Beginning Balance, unfunded loan commitments		190
Real Estate Loans: \| Residential \| Adoption of ASU 2016-13 \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Beginning Balance, allowance for loan losses		4,989
Reserve for Unfunded Loan Commitments:
Beginning Balance, unfunded loan commitments		203
Commercial
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Beginning Balance, allowance for loan losses	10,424	11,721
Charge-offs	(859)	(2,813)
Recoveries	264	672
Provision (Recovery)	1,756	3,327
Ending Balance, allowance for loan losses	11,585	10,424
Reserve for Unfunded Loan Commitments:
Beginning Balance, unfunded loan commitments	1,372	229
Provision (Recovery)	222	486
Ending Balance, unfunded loan commitments	1,594	1,372
Total Allowance for Credit Losses	13,179	11,796
Commercial \| Adoption of ASU 2016-13 \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Beginning Balance, allowance for loan losses		(2,483)
Reserve for Unfunded Loan Commitments:
Beginning Balance, unfunded loan commitments		657
Commercial \| Adoption of ASU 2016-13 \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Beginning Balance, allowance for loan losses		9,238
Reserve for Unfunded Loan Commitments:
Beginning Balance, unfunded loan commitments		886
Consumer and Other
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Beginning Balance, allowance for loan losses	233	633
Charge-offs	(1,558)	(1,489)
Recoveries	236	327
Provision (Recovery)	1,595	1,010
Ending Balance, allowance for loan losses	506	233
Reserve for Unfunded Loan Commitments:
Beginning Balance, unfunded loan commitments	23	6
Provision (Recovery)	4	(104)
Ending Balance, unfunded loan commitments	27	23
Total Allowance for Credit Losses	$ 533	256
Consumer and Other \| Adoption of ASU 2016-13 \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Beginning Balance, allowance for loan losses		(248)
Reserve for Unfunded Loan Commitments:
Beginning Balance, unfunded loan commitments		121
Consumer and Other \| Adoption of ASU 2016-13 \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Beginning Balance, allowance for loan losses		385
Reserve for Unfunded Loan Commitments:
Beginning Balance, unfunded loan commitments		$ 127

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Amount excluding accrued interest, of allowance for credit loss on financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Amount of expected credit loss for credit exposure on off-balance-sheet commitment, including but not limited to, loan commitment, standby letter of credit, financial guarantee not accounted for as insurance. Excludes off-balance sheet credit exposure accounted for as insurance and instrument accounted for under derivatives and hedging.

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