Loans - Schedule Of Troubled Debt Restructurings Occurring During The Year (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) loan
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	65	91	211	254
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 3,605	$ 31,716	$ 32,239	$ 42,946
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 3,670	$ 31,337	$ 32,141	$ 42,208
Commercial \| C&I (a)
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	1	1	4	9
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 62	$ 25,591	$ 14,179	$ 27,639
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 59	$ 25,439	$ 14,101	$ 27,190
Commercial \| Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	0	1	0	4
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 442	$ 0	$ 643
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 442	$ 0	$ 637
Consumer \| Consumer Real Estate
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	29	77	134	156
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 3,409	$ 5,618	$ 16,274	$ 13,585
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 3,485	$ 5,397	$ 16,242	$ 13,318
Consumer \| Permanent Mortgage
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	0	0	5	5
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 0	$ 1,469	$ 709
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 0	$ 1,498	$ 713
Consumer \| Credit Card and Other
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	35	12	68	80
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 134	$ 65	$ 317	$ 370
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 126	$ 59	$ 300	$ 350
General C&I \| Commercial \| C&I (a)
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	1	1	4	9
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 62	$ 25,591	$ 14,179	$ 27,639
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 59	$ 25,439	$ 14,101	$ 27,190
Income CRE \| Commercial \| Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	0	1	0	4
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 442	$ 0	$ 643
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 442	$ 0	$ 637
HELOC \| Consumer \| Consumer Real Estate
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	13	15	57	79
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 1,638	$ 1,057	$ 7,013	$ 7,641
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 1,631	$ 1,041	$ 6,950	$ 7,580
R/E Installment Loans \| Consumer \| Consumer Real Estate
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	16	62	77	77
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 1,771	$ 4,561	$ 9,261	$ 5,944
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 1,854	$ 4,356	$ 9,292	$ 5,738

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 33
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