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Securities - Additional Information (Details)	3 Months Ended
Securities - Additional Information (Details)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) Security	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items]
Trading securities	$ 0		$ 0
Net gains or (losses) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings	1,400,000	$ 0
Investment securities posted as collateral	1,100,000,000		552,400,000
Carrying amount of securities pledged as collateral	$ 369,700,000		$ 301,100,000
Minimum
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of shareholders equity for which securities holdings exceeds for no issuer other than U.S. Government and agencies	10.00%		10.00%
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items]
Carrying amount of securities pledged as collateral	$ 0		$ 0
Public Fund Deposits
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items]
Carrying amount of securities pledged as collateral	299,300,000		240,400,000
Customer Repurchase Agreements
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items]
Carrying amount of securities pledged as collateral	$ 65,300,000		$ 55,700,000
Available-for-sale Securities
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items]
Investment securities with unrealized losses \| Security	50
Held-to-maturity Securities
Schedule Of Investments [Line Items]
Investment securities with unrealized losses \| Security	0