Investment Securities - Proceeds from Sales and Maturities of Investment Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Proceeds from sales of investment securities	$ 15,001	$ 0
Proceeds from maturities of investment securities	63,324	150,000
Gross realized gains	0	0
Gross realized losses	0	0
Net realized losses	$ 0	$ 0

Proceeds From Maturity Of Short-Term Investments And Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale and Held-to-Maturity

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Proceeds From Sale Of Short-Term Investments And Available-For-Sale Securities

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Short-Term Investments And Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gains

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Short-Term Investments And Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Losses

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Amount of realized gain (loss) on investment.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 220
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-04.3(a))
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