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Loans Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses - Loans Modified (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing receivable modified in period, amount	$ 1,536	$ 6,038	$ 5,236	$ 8,595
% of Total Class of Loans Receivable	0.02%	0.01%	0.07%	0.10%
Commercial real estate \| Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing receivable modified in period, amount	$ 1,536	$ 1,038	$ 1,536
% of Total Class of Loans Receivable	0.07%	0.00%	0.07%
Financing receivable, term extension				12 months
Commercial real estate \| Construction
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing receivable modified in period, amount				$ 2,317
% of Total Class of Loans Receivable				0.60%
Financing receivable, term extension		12 months		12 months
Commercial real estate \| Commercial Business
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing receivable modified in period, amount				$ 1,038
% of Total Class of Loans Receivable				0.00%
Commercial business loans \| Commercial Business
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing receivable modified in period, amount		$ 5,000	$ 3,700	$ 5,240
% of Total Class of Loans Receivable		0.09%	0.63%	1.00%
Financing receivable, term extension		12 months	15 months	12 months
Interest Rate Reduction
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing receivable modified in period, amount	$ 1,536		$ 1,536
Interest Rate Reduction \| Commercial real estate \| Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing receivable modified in period, amount	$ 1,536		1,536
Interest Rate Reduction \| Commercial business loans \| Commercial Business
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing receivable modified in period, amount			0
Term Extension
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing receivable modified in period, amount		$ 1,038	3,700	$ 3,595
Term Extension \| Commercial real estate \| Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing receivable modified in period, amount		1,038	0
Term Extension \| Commercial real estate \| Construction
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing receivable modified in period, amount				2,317
Term Extension \| Commercial real estate \| Commercial Business
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing receivable modified in period, amount				1,038
Term Extension \| Commercial business loans \| Commercial Business
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing receivable modified in period, amount		0	3,700	240
Combination of Term Extension, Interest Rate Reduction, and Principal Forgiveness
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing receivable modified in period, amount		5,000	0	5,000
Combination of Term Extension, Interest Rate Reduction, and Principal Forgiveness \| Commercial real estate \| Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing receivable modified in period, amount		0	0
Combination of Term Extension, Interest Rate Reduction, and Principal Forgiveness \| Commercial real estate \| Construction
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing receivable modified in period, amount				0
Combination of Term Extension, Interest Rate Reduction, and Principal Forgiveness \| Commercial real estate \| Commercial Business
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing receivable modified in period, amount				0
Combination of Term Extension, Interest Rate Reduction, and Principal Forgiveness \| Commercial business loans \| Commercial Business
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing receivable modified in period, amount		$ 5,000	$ 0	$ 5,000