Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses Total Impaired Loans by Class Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Impaired Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Unpaid principal balance, with related allowance	$ 73,797	$ 68,851
Unpaid principal balance, with no related allowance	71,833	52,769
Unpaid Principal Balance	145,630	121,620
Real estate - commercial mortgage
Impaired Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Unpaid principal balance, with related allowance	16,295	23,338
Unpaid principal balance, with no related allowance	29,897	21,467
Unpaid Principal Balance	46,192	44,805
Commercial
Impaired Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Unpaid principal balance, with related allowance	28,693	12,410
Unpaid principal balance, with no related allowance	28,581	27,542
Unpaid Principal Balance	57,274	39,952
Real estate - residential mortgage
Impaired Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Unpaid principal balance, with related allowance	21,436	18,806
Unpaid principal balance, with no related allowance	3,027	2,018
Unpaid Principal Balance	24,463	20,824
Real estate - home equity
Impaired Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Unpaid principal balance, with related allowance	6,249	4,649
Unpaid principal balance, with no related allowance	90	104
Unpaid Principal Balance	6,339	4,753
Construction
Impaired Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Unpaid principal balance, with related allowance	340	341
Unpaid principal balance, with no related allowance	886	1,000
Unpaid Principal Balance	1,226	1,341
Consumer
Impaired Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Unpaid principal balance, with related allowance	183	52
Unpaid principal balance, with no related allowance	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	183	52
Leases and other loans
Impaired Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Unpaid principal balance, with related allowance	601	9,255
Unpaid principal balance, with no related allowance	9,352	638
Unpaid Principal Balance	$ 9,953	$ 9,893

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