Loans And Allowance For Credit Losses (Financial Impacts of Loan Modifications) (Details)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Business
Financial Impacts of Loan Modifications and Deferrals [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Modified, Weighted Average Term Increase from Modification	3 months	8 months
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Real estate - business
Financial Impacts of Loan Modifications and Deferrals [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Modified, Weighted Average Term Increase from Modification	12 months	13 months
Personal Banking Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Real estate - personal
Financial Impacts of Loan Modifications and Deferrals [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Modified, Weighted Average Term Increase from Modification	6 months	7 months
Financing Receivable, Modified, Weighted Average Term Increase for Monthly Payments	22 years	20 years
Personal Banking Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Consumer
Financial Impacts of Loan Modifications and Deferrals [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Modified, Weighted Average Term Increase from Modification		10 years
Financing Receivable, Modified, Weighted Average Term Increase for Monthly Payments		71 months
Financing Receivable, Interest Rate Decrease from Modification	Reduced contractual interest from weighted average 21% to 6%.	Reduced contractual interest from weighted average 21% to 6%.
Personal Banking Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Consumer credit card
Financial Impacts of Loan Modifications and Deferrals [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Interest Rate Decrease from Modification	Reduced contractual interest from weighted average 21% to 6%.	Reduced contractual interest from weighted average 21% to 6%.
Financing Receivable, Modified, Interest and Fees Forgiven	Approximately $5 thousand of interest and fees forgiven.	Approximately $33 thousand of interest and fees forgiven.

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-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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