Certificates of Deposit (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Maturities Of Certificates Of Deposit [Line Items]
Certificates of deposit less than $100,000	$ 252,568	$ 246,875
Certificates $100,000 to $250,000	258,211	295,672
Certificates $250,000 and over	55,426	63,038
Total	566,205	605,585
Maturity of certificates of deposit [Abstract]
2022	323,832
2023	87,110
2024	74,410
2025	34,741
2026	45,722
2027 and thereafter	390
Total	566,205	605,585
Interest expense on certificates of deposit of $100,000 or greater	2,462	$ 5,327	$ 6,060
Less than $100,000
Maturities Of Certificates Of Deposit [Line Items]
Total	252,568
Maturity of certificates of deposit [Abstract]
2022	87,062
2023	33,427
2024	62,588
2025	30,059
2026	39,295
2027 and thereafter	137
Total	252,568
$100,000 and Greater
Maturities Of Certificates Of Deposit [Line Items]
Total	313,637
Maturity of certificates of deposit [Abstract]
2022	236,770
2023	53,683
2024	11,822
2025	4,682
2026	6,427
2027 and thereafter	253
Total	$ 313,637

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