Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses Total Impaired Loans by Class Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Impaired Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Unpaid principal balance, with related allowance	$ 112,726	$ 83,724
Unpaid principal balance, with no related allowance	65,478	59,942
Unpaid Principal Balance	178,204	143,666
Real estate - commercial mortgage
Impaired Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Unpaid principal balance, with related allowance	58,518	20,564
Unpaid principal balance, with no related allowance	36,186	32,251
Unpaid Principal Balance	94,704	52,815
Commercial
Impaired Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Unpaid principal balance, with related allowance	11,171	12,571
Unpaid principal balance, with no related allowance	18,633	17,570
Unpaid Principal Balance	29,804	30,141
Real estate - residential mortgage
Impaired Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Unpaid principal balance, with related allowance	31,464	35,269
Unpaid principal balance, with no related allowance	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	31,464	35,269
Real-estate - home equity
Impaired Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Unpaid principal balance, with related allowance	6,960	8,671
Unpaid principal balance, with no related allowance	133	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	7,093	8,671
Construction
Impaired Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Unpaid principal balance, with related allowance	185	173
Unpaid principal balance, with no related allowance	1,271	728
Unpaid Principal Balance	1,456	901
Consumer
Impaired Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Unpaid principal balance, with related allowance	101	229
Unpaid principal balance, with no related allowance	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	101	229
Equipment lease financing, other and overdrafts
Impaired Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Unpaid principal balance, with related allowance	4,327	6,247
Unpaid principal balance, with no related allowance	9,255	9,393
Unpaid Principal Balance	$ 13,582	$ 15,640

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