Certificates of Deposit (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023
Deposits [Abstract]
Certificates of deposit less than $100,000	$ 693,948	$ 646,818	$ 641,429
Certificates $100,000 to $250,000	251,910	251,192	234,962
Certificates $250,000 and over	179,468	172,237	132,775
Total certificates of deposit	$ 1,125,326	$ 1,070,247	$ 1,009,166

The aggregate amount of domestic or foreign time deposits (including certificates of deposits, individual retirement accounts and open accounts) that total to more than $250,000.

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The aggregate amount of domestic or foreign time deposits (including certificates of deposits, individual retirement accounts and open accounts) that total to more than $100,000 but less than $250,000.

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Amount of time deposit liabilities, including certificates of deposit.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Amount of time deposit liabilities, including certificates of deposit, in denominations of less than $100,000.

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