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Amortized cost of financing receivable with payment default in current period and modified within previous 12 months preceding payment default for debtor experiencing financial difficulty.

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Percentage of decrease in weighted average contractual interest rate of financing receivable modified for debtor experiencing financial difficulty.

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-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 55
-Paragraph 12A
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147481933/310-10-55-12A

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Period of increase in weighted average maturity of financing receivable modified for debtor experiencing financial difficulty, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Allowance for Credit Losses and Credit Quality of Loans, Financial Effect of Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023
ASU 2022-02 [Member]
Financing Receivable Financial Effect of Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty [Abstract]
Financing receivables with payment default that were modified to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty	$ 0
Term Extension [Member]
Financing Receivable Financial Effect of Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty [Abstract]
Decrease in weighted average contractual interest rate	3.50%
Combination - Term Extension and Interest Rate Reduction [Member]
Financing Receivable Financial Effect of Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty [Abstract]
Decrease in weighted average contractual interest rate		3.50%
Residential [Member] \| Term Extension [Member]
Financing Receivable Financial Effect of Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty [Abstract]
Period of increase in weighted-average maturity	10 years
Residential [Member] \| Combination - Term Extension and Interest Rate Reduction [Member]
Financing Receivable Financial Effect of Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty [Abstract]
Period of increase in weighted-average maturity		14 years