Loans - Schedule Of Troubled Debt Restructurings Occurring During The Year (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) loan	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) loan	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) loan	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) loan
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	61	63	106	146
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 12,690	$ 5,136	$ 21,198	$ 28,634
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 12,682	$ 5,083	$ 19,649	$ 28,471
Commercial \| C&I
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	1	1	4	3
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 4,649	$ 222	$ 10,576	$ 14,117
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 4,699	$ 222	$ 9,132	$ 14,042
Consumer \| Consumer Real Estate (a)
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	44	44	62	110
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 7,945	$ 4,805	$ 10,368	$ 14,334
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 7,892	$ 4,758	$ 10,280	$ 14,255
Consumer \| Credit Card and Other
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	16	18	40	33
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 96	$ 109	$ 254	$ 183
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 91	$ 103	$ 237	$ 174
C&I \| Commercial \| C&I
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	1	1	4	3
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 4,649	$ 222	$ 10,576	$ 14,117
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 4,699	$ 222	$ 9,132	$ 14,042
HELOC \| Consumer \| Consumer Real Estate (a)
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	4	25	12	44
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 152	$ 3,271	$ 1,064	$ 5,375
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 151	$ 3,235	$ 1,042	$ 5,319
R/E Installment Loans \| Consumer \| Consumer Real Estate (a)
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	40	19	50	66
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 7,793	$ 1,534	$ 9,304	$ 8,959
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 7,741	$ 1,523	$ 9,238	$ 8,936

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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
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118936363&loc=SL6953676-111524

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