Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Debt securities available for sale
Equity securities with readily determinable fair value not held for trading	$ 0	$ 11,383
Securities	1,347,697	1,366,680
Mortgage loans held for sale (at fair value)	65,289	62,438
Derivative instruments	60,832	78,250
Liabilities
Derivative instruments	59,456	77,160
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale		1,057,621
Equity securities with readily determinable fair value not held for trading		11,383
Securities	1,045,883	1,069,004
Mortgage loans held for sale (at fair value)	65,289	62,438
Bank owned life insurance	229,824	228,412
Mortgage servicing rights (MSRs)	1,429	1,307
Derivative instruments	60,832	78,250
Assets measured at fair value	1,403,257	1,439,411
Liabilities
Derivative instruments	59,456	77,160
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
Equity securities with readily determinable fair value not held for trading		11,383
Securities	0	11,383
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	0	11,383
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		1,057,621
Equity securities with readily determinable fair value not held for trading		0
Securities	1,045,883	1,057,621
Mortgage loans held for sale (at fair value)	65,289	62,438
Bank owned life insurance	229,824	228,412
Mortgage servicing rights (MSRs)	0	0
Derivative instruments	60,832	78,250
Assets measured at fair value	1,401,828	1,426,721
Liabilities
Derivative instruments	59,456	77,160
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Internal Models with Unobservable Market Inputs (Level 3)
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale		0
Equity securities with readily determinable fair value not held for trading		0
Securities	0	0
Mortgage loans held for sale (at fair value)	0	0
Bank owned life insurance	0	0
Mortgage servicing rights (MSRs)	1,429	1,307
Derivative instruments	0	0
Assets measured at fair value	1,429	1,307
Liabilities
Derivative instruments	0	0
U.S. government-sponsored enterprise debt securities \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	434,989	437,674
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	434,989	437,674
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 \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	268,267	280,700
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	268,267	280,700
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 \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	332,171	330,821
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	332,171	330,821
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 \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	4,845	4,774
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		0
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	4,845	4,774
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		0
Municipal bonds \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	1,673	1,656
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	1,673	1,656
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 \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Debt securities available for sale
Debt securities available for sale	3,938	1,996
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	3,938	1,996
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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