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Financing Receivable Modifed (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 18,301		$ 11,315
Extended Maturity [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 28,748	11,315	$ 4,153
Extended Maturity and Interest Rate Reduction
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		123
Term Extension and Other-Than-Insignificant Payment Delay
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 8,370
Commercial And Industrial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	14,148		3,465
Commercial And Industrial [Member] \| Extended Maturity [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Modified in Period, to Total Financing Receivables, Percentage		0.70%
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 11,010
Financing Receivable, Modified, Weighted Average Term Increase from Modification		2 months
Commercial And Industrial [Member] \| Extended Maturity and Interest Rate Reduction
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Modified in Period, to Total Financing Receivables, Percentage		0.01%
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 85
Commercial And Industrial [Member] \| Term Extension and Other-Than-Insignificant Payment Delay
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Modified in Period, to Total Financing Receivables, Percentage		0.12%
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 1,865
Commercial And Industrial [Member] \| Contractual Interest Rate Reduction [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Modified, Weighted Average Interest Rate Decrease from Modification		10.00%
Commercial And Industrial [Member] \| Contractual Interest Rate Reduction [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Modified, Weighted Average Interest Rate Decrease from Modification		7.00%
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	3,964		$ 7,850
Commercial Real Estate [Member] \| Extended Maturity [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Modified in Period, to Total Financing Receivables, Percentage		0.22%
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 17,530
Financing Receivable, Modified, Weighted Average Term Increase from Modification		1 year 10 months 24 days
Commercial Real Estate [Member] \| Term Extension and Other-Than-Insignificant Payment Delay
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Modified in Period, to Total Financing Receivables, Percentage		0.08%
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 6,505
Small Business [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 189
Small Business [Member] \| Extended Maturity [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Modified in Period, to Total Financing Receivables, Percentage		0.08%
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 208
Financing Receivable, Modified, Weighted Average Term Increase from Modification		4 years 8 months 12 days
Small Business [Member] \| Extended Maturity and Interest Rate Reduction
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Modified in Period, to Total Financing Receivables, Percentage		0.02%
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 38
Small Business [Member] \| Contractual Interest Rate Reduction [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Modified, Weighted Average Interest Rate Decrease from Modification		10.00%
Small Business [Member] \| Contractual Interest Rate Reduction [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Modified, Weighted Average Interest Rate Decrease from Modification		6.50%