Loans - Schedule Of Troubled Debt Restructurings Occurring During The Year (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) loan	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) loan	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) loan	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) loan
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	63	81	146	163
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 5,136	$ 5,870	$ 28,634	$ 11,230
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 5,083	$ 5,842	$ 28,471	$ 10,871
Commercial \| C&I
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	1	3	3	8
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 222	$ 544	$ 14,117	$ 2,048
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 222	$ 537	$ 14,042	$ 1,751
Commercial \| Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	0	3	0	3
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 201	$ 0	$ 201
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 195	$ 0	$ 195
Consumer \| Consumer Real Estate
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	42	44	105	79
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 4,784	$ 4,596	$ 12,865	$ 7,967
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 4,739	$ 4,576	$ 12,757	$ 7,921
Consumer \| Permanent Mortgage
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	2	4	5	5
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 21	$ 434	$ 1,469	$ 709
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 19	$ 440	$ 1,498	$ 713
Consumer \| Credit Card and Other
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	18	27	33	68
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 109	$ 95	$ 183	$ 305
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 103	$ 94	$ 174	$ 291
General C&I \| Commercial \| C&I
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	1	3	3	8
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 222	$ 544	$ 14,117	$ 2,048
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 222	$ 537	$ 14,042	$ 1,751
Income CRE \| Commercial \| Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	0	3	0	3
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 201	$ 0	$ 201
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 195	$ 0	$ 195
Home Equity Line of Credit \| Consumer \| Consumer Real Estate
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	25	34	44	64
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 3,271	$ 3,824	$ 5,375	$ 6,584
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 3,235	$ 3,806	$ 5,319	$ 6,539
R/E installment loans \| Consumer \| Consumer Real Estate
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	17	10	61	15
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 1,513	$ 772	$ 7,490	$ 1,383
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 1,504	$ 770	$ 7,438	$ 1,382

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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