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Amount of expected credit loss for credit exposure on off-balance-sheet commitment, including but not limited to, loan commitment, standby letter of credit, financial guarantee not accounted for as insurance. Excludes off-balance sheet credit exposure accounted for as insurance and instrument accounted for under derivatives and hedging.

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Basis Of Presentation (Narrative) (Details)	Jan. 01, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Allowance for credit losses on loans		$ 34,105,000	$ 29,289,000	$ 30,199,000	$ 30,838,000
Allowance for credit losses on off-balance sheet credit exposures			175,000
Bank [Member]
Number of subsidiaries \| item		2
Impact Of Adopting ASU 2016-13 [Member]
Allowance for credit losses on loans	$ 2,888,000
Allowance for credit losses on off-balance sheet credit exposures	430,000
Impact Of Adopting ASU 2016-13 [Member] \| Retained Earnings [Member]
Cumulative effect on retained earnings	2,325,000
Deferred tax impact	993,000
As Reported Under ASC 326 [Member]
Allowance for credit losses on loans	32,177,000		$ 32,177,000
Allowance for credit losses on off-balance sheet credit exposures	$ 605,000