Allowance For Loan And Lease Losses Write Offs, Net, Period Increase (Decrease)

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Financing Receivable, Modifications, Post-Modification, Loans as Percentage of Troubled Debt Restructured Loans

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Loans and Leases Receivable

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Provision for Loan, Lease, and Other Losses, Period Increase (Decrease)

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of increase (decrease) of allowance reserve for credit loss.

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Amount, after recoveries, of loans and leases that have been written-off.

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Amount of allowance to cover probable credit losses on loans and leases. Includes carryover of or adjustments to the allowance for loan losses in connection with business combinations. Excludes allowance for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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The face amount of loans that will be sold to other entities.

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Recorded investment of consumer mortgage loan receivables secured by residential real estate properties for which formal foreclosure proceedings are in process.

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Amount of expense related loan transactions, lease transactions, credit loss from transactions other than loan and lease transactions, and other loss based on assessment of uncollectability from the counterparty to reduce the account to their net realizable value.

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Loans and Allowance - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
Loans and Allowance - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Receivables [Abstract]
Loans held for sale	$ 9,037,000				$ 4,778,000				$ 9,037,000	$ 4,778,000
Loans - allowance for loan losses	80,284,000				80,552,000				80,284,000	80,552,000	$ 75,032,000	$ 66,037,000
Increase in allowance for loan losses									268,000
Net charge offs									3,068,000
Increase in net charge offs									1,361,000
Provision for loan losses	500,000	$ 600,000	$ 500,000	$ 1,200,000	1,664,000	$ 1,400,000	$ 1,663,000	$ 2,500,000	2,800,000	7,227,000	9,143,000
Increase in provision for loan losses									4,427,000
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	8,459,310,000				7,224,467,000				8,459,310,000	7,224,467,000
Loans - allowance for loan losses	80,284,000				80,552,000				80,284,000	80,552,000	75,032,000	66,037,000
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	13,309,000				15,784,000				13,309,000	15,784,000
Commercial and consumer loan \| Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality
Receivables [Abstract]
Loans - allowance for loan losses	124,000				0				124,000	0
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	2,819,000				1,541,000				2,819,000	1,541,000
Loans - allowance for loan losses	124,000				0				124,000	0
Residential
Receivables [Abstract]
Loans - allowance for loan losses	14,569,000				14,322,000				14,569,000	14,322,000	13,537,000	11,755,000
Provision for loan losses									273,000	1,969,000	2,391,000
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	1,732,201,000				1,494,578,000				1,732,201,000	1,494,578,000
Loans - allowance for loan losses	14,569,000				14,322,000				$ 14,569,000	$ 14,322,000	$ 13,537,000	$ 11,755,000
Percentage of troubled debt restructured loans									100.00%	79.00%
Mortgage loans for which formal foreclosure proceedings are in process	1,033,000				800,000				$ 1,033,000	$ 800,000
Residential \| Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	$ 1,715,000				$ 1,293,000				$ 1,715,000	$ 1,293,000