Loans - Schedule Of Troubled Debt Restructurings Occurring During The Year (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) loan	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) loan
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| loan	83	82
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 23,498	$ 5,360
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 23,388	$ 5,029
Commercial \| C&I
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| loan	2	5
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 13,895	$ 1,504
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 13,820	$ 1,214
Consumer \| Consumer Real Estate
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| loan	63	35
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 8,081	$ 3,371
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 8,018	$ 3,345
Consumer \| Permanent Mortgage
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| loan	3	1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 1,448	$ 275
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 1,479	$ 273
Consumer \| Credit Card and Other
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| loan	15	41
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 74	$ 210
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 71	$ 197
General C&I \| Commercial \| C&I
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| loan	2	5
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 13,895	$ 1,504
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 13,820	$ 1,214
Home Equity Line of Credit \| Consumer \| Consumer Real Estate
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| loan	19	30
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 2,104	$ 2,760
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 2,084	$ 2,733
R/E installment loans \| Consumer \| Consumer Real Estate
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| loan	44	5
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 5,977	$ 611
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 5,934	$ 612

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