Fair Value, Loans, Adjustments For Estimated Costs To Sell

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Fair Value, Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Number Of Assets Transferred From Level 2 Into Level 3

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Value of input used to measure investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (bbb)(2)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126976982&loc=d3e19207-110258

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Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended
Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details)	Mar. 31, 2023 security	Dec. 31, 2022 security
Measured on recurring basis
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Number of assets transferred from level 2 into level 3	0
Measured on recurring basis \| Corporate debt securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Number of assets included in level 3	2	2
Measured on recurring basis \| Corporate debt securities \| Measurement Input, Market Yield \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Discounted cash flow
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities, available-for-sale, measurement input	0.1100
Measured on recurring basis \| Municipal obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Number of assets included in level 3	3	3
Minimum
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Adjustments for estimated costs to sell collateral dependent impaired loans	6.00%
Minimum \| Measured on recurring basis \| Municipal obligations \| Measurement Input, Market Yield \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Discounted cash flow
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities, available-for-sale, measurement input	0.0422
Maximum
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Adjustments for estimated costs to sell collateral dependent impaired loans	8.00%
Maximum \| Measured on recurring basis \| Municipal obligations \| Measurement Input, Market Yield \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Discounted cash flow
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities, available-for-sale, measurement input	0.0474
Weighted Average \| Measured on recurring basis \| Corporate debt securities \| Measurement Input, Market Yield \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Discounted cash flow
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities, available-for-sale, measurement input	0.1100
Weighted Average \| Measured on recurring basis \| Municipal obligations \| Measurement Input, Market Yield \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Discounted cash flow
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities, available-for-sale, measurement input	0.0440