Fair Value Measurements - Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	$ 1,124,801	$ 1,175,319
Trading securities	103	0
Equity securities with readily determinable fair value not held for trading	10,767	252
Securities	1,422,479	1,341,241
Mortgage loans held for sale (at fair value)	54,863	14,905
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	1,124,801	1,175,319
Trading securities	103
Equity securities with readily determinable fair value not held for trading	10,767	252
Securities	1,135,671	1,175,571
Mortgage loans held for sale (at fair value)	54,863	14,905
Bank owned life insurance	225,682	223,006
Mortgage servicing rights (MSRs)	935	636
Derivative instruments	39,763	21,870
Assets measured at fair value	1,456,914	1,435,988
Liabilities
Derivative instruments	39,699	22,198
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	0	0
Trading securities	103
Equity securities with readily determinable fair value not held for trading	10,767	0
Securities	10,870
Mortgage loans held for sale (at fair value)	0	0
Bank owned life insurance	0	0
Mortgage servicing rights (MSRs)	0	0
Derivative instruments	0	0
Assets measured at fair value	10,870	0
Liabilities
Derivative instruments	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Third-Party Models with Observable Market Inputs (Level 2)
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	1,124,801	1,175,319
Trading securities	0
Equity securities with readily determinable fair value not held for trading	0	252
Securities	1,124,801	1,175,571
Mortgage loans held for sale (at fair value)	54,863	14,905
Bank owned life insurance	225,682	223,006
Mortgage servicing rights (MSRs)	0	0
Derivative instruments	39,763	21,870
Assets measured at fair value	1,445,109	1,435,352
Liabilities
Derivative instruments	39,699	22,198
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Internal Models with Unobservable Market Inputs (Level 3)
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	0	0
Trading securities	0
Equity securities with readily determinable fair value not held for trading	0	0
Securities	0	0
Mortgage loans held for sale (at fair value)	0	0
Bank owned life insurance	0	0
Mortgage servicing rights (MSRs)	935	636
Derivative instruments	0	0
Assets measured at fair value	935	636
Liabilities
Derivative instruments	0	0
U.S. government-sponsored enterprise debt securities
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	427,281	450,773
U.S. government-sponsored enterprise debt securities \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	427,281	450,773
U.S. government-sponsored enterprise debt securities \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	0	0
U.S. government-sponsored enterprise debt securities \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Third-Party Models with Observable Market Inputs (Level 2)
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	427,281	450,773
U.S. government-sponsored enterprise debt securities \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Internal Models with Unobservable Market Inputs (Level 3)
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	0	0
Corporate debt securities
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	334,016	357,790
Corporate debt securities \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	334,016	357,790
Corporate debt securities \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	0	0
Corporate debt securities \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Third-Party Models with Observable Market Inputs (Level 2)
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	334,016	357,790
Corporate debt securities \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Internal Models with Unobservable Market Inputs (Level 3)
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	0	0
U.S. government agency debt securities
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	355,844	361,906
U.S. government agency debt securities \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	355,844	361,906
U.S. government agency debt securities \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	0	0
U.S. government agency debt securities \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Third-Party Models with Observable Market Inputs (Level 2)
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	355,844	361,906
U.S. government agency debt securities \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Internal Models with Unobservable Market Inputs (Level 3)
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	0	0
Collateralized loan obligations
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	4,775
Collateralized loan obligations \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	4,775
Collateralized loan obligations \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale
Collateralized loan obligations \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Third-Party Models with Observable Market Inputs (Level 2)
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	4,775
Collateralized loan obligations \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Internal Models with Unobservable Market Inputs (Level 3)
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale
Municipal bonds \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	1,895	2,348
Municipal bonds \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	0	0
Municipal bonds \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Third-Party Models with Observable Market Inputs (Level 2)
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	1,895	2,348
Municipal bonds \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Internal Models with Unobservable Market Inputs (Level 3)
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	0	0
U.S treasury securities
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	990	2,502
U.S treasury securities \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	990	2,502
U.S treasury securities \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	0	0
U.S treasury securities \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Third-Party Models with Observable Market Inputs (Level 2)
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	990	2,502
U.S treasury securities \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Internal Models with Unobservable Market Inputs (Level 3)
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	$ 0	$ 0

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Fair value portion of probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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Amount of 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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Fair value portion of the amount that could be realized under a life insurance contract or contracts owned by the entity, commonly known as corporate-owned life insurance (COLI) or bank-owned life insurance (BOLI).

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Fair value, after the effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial asset or other contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset. Includes assets not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset.

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Fair value, after the effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial liability or contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset. Includes liabilities not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset.

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Amount of investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI), classified as current.

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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all investments.

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Fair value portion of mortgage loans held-for-sale.

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