Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures - Change in fair value of other real estate (Details) - Other real estate - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Nonrecurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of year	$ 0	$ 259
Loans transferred to ORE	9	952
Sales	(9)	(1,114)
Write-downs	0	(97)
Balance, end of year	$ 0	$ 0

A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Amount of loans transfer of financial instrument classified as an asset into level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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Fair value of financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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- Definition

Amount of write down of financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Amount of sale of financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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