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Financing Receivable Payout Modifications Term

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Amount of financing receivable modified as troubled debt restructuring.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
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Loans (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Loans (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) contract	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) contract	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) contract	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of TDR contracts \| contract		10	1
Troubled debt restructurings		$ 23,600		$ 4,200
Commercial Real Estate One [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of TDR contracts \| contract		7
Troubled debt restructurings		$ 20,100
Commercial Real Estate One [Member] \| Interest Only [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Troubled debt restructurings		$ 16,500
Period for interest-only at reduced rate		3 years
Commercial Real Estate One [Member] \| Restructured To Amortize And Payout [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Troubled debt restructurings		$ 2,100
Commercial Real Estate One [Member] \| Restructured To Amortize And Payout [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Pay out period		10 years
Commercial Real Estate One [Member] \| Advance For Capital Expenditures [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Troubled debt restructurings		$ 1,500
Period for interest-only at reduced rate		3 years
Commercial Real Estate Two [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of TDR contracts \| contract		2
Troubled debt restructurings		$ 165
Period for interest-only at reduced rate		2 years
Impairment analysis performed and specific reserve		$ 4
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of TDR contracts \| contract		9
Commercial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of TDR contracts \| contract	0	1	1
Troubled debt restructurings	$ 1,900	$ 81	$ 1,900
Impairment analysis performed and specific reserve		$ 1,300