Fair Value Measurements Notional Amount of Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Notional Disclosures [Abstract]
Uncommitted IRLCs	$ 215,306	$ 174,274
FMBSs related to uncommitted IRLCs	217,000	174,000
Whole loan contracts and related mortgage loans held for sale	7,797	10,398
FMBSs related to mortgage loans held for sale	209,000	152,000
Mortgage loans held for sale covered by FMBSs	$ 225,360	$ 160,547

Best Effort Contracts and Related Mortgage Loans Held for Sale

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Forward Sales of Mortgage-Backed Securities Related to Mortgage Loans Held for Sale

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Forward Sales of Mortgage-Backed Securities related to Uncommitted Interest Rate Lock Commitments

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Mortgage Loans Held for Sale Covered by Forward Sales of Mortgage-Backed Securities

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Notional Amount of Uncommitted Interest Rate Lock Commitments

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