Loans - Schedule Of Troubled Debt Restructurings Occurring During The Year (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) loan
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	267	348
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 34,765	$ 47,370
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 34,648	$ 46,712
Commercial \| C&I
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	4	9
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 14,179	$ 27,639
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 14,101	$ 27,190
Commercial \| Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	0	4
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 643
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 637
Consumer \| Consumer real estate
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	170	195
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 18,436	$ 17,483
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 18,391	$ 17,131
Consumer \| Permanent Mortgage
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	8	8
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 1,771	$ 1,001
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 1,798	$ 1,184
Consumer \| Credit card & other
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	85	132
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 379	$ 604
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 358	$ 570
General C&I \| Commercial \| C&I
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	4	9
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 14,179	$ 27,639
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 14,101	$ 27,190
Income CRE \| Commercial \| Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	0	4
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 643
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 637
Home Equity Line of Credit \| Consumer \| Consumer real estate
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	74	103
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 8,028	$ 9,406
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 7,946	$ 9,283
R/E installment loans \| Consumer \| Consumer real estate
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number \| loan	96	92
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 10,408	$ 8,077
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 10,445	$ 7,848

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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
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