Certificates of Deposit (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Maturities Of Certificates Of Deposit [Line Items]
Certificates of deposit less than $100,000	$ 277,225	$ 372,464
Certificates $100,000 to $250,000	345,241	162,185
Certificates $250,000 and over	67,513	56,760
Total	689,979	591,409
Maturity of certificates of deposit [Abstract]
2020	507,231
2021	47,291
2022	53,855
2023	58,180
2024	23,271
2025 and thereafter	151
Total	689,979	591,409
Interest expense on certificates of deposit of $100,000 or greater	6,060	$ 3,038	$ 2,105
Less than $100,000
Maturities Of Certificates Of Deposit [Line Items]
Total	277,225
Maturity of certificates of deposit [Abstract]
2020	176,860
2021	21,055
2022	35,923
2023	24,687
2024	18,549
2025 and thereafter	151
Total	277,225
$100,000 and Greater
Maturities Of Certificates Of Deposit [Line Items]
Total	412,754
Maturity of certificates of deposit [Abstract]
2020	330,371
2021	26,236
2022	17,932
2023	33,493
2024	4,722
2025 and thereafter	0
Total	$ 412,754

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