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Loans and Leases - Troubled Debt Restructurings on Financing Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Recorded Investment	$ 47,128	$ 4,461
% of Total Class	0.10%
Interest Receivable	$ 200
Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Recorded Investment	$ 17,116
% of Total Class	0.10%
Home equity
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Recorded Investment	$ 121
% of Total Class	0.00%
Commercial non-mortgage
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Recorded Investment	$ 29,891
% of Total Class	0.20%
Adjusted interest rate
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Recorded Investment	$ 7
Adjusted interest rate \| Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Recorded Investment	0
Adjusted interest rate \| Home equity
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Recorded Investment	0
Adjusted interest rate \| Commercial non-mortgage
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Recorded Investment	$ 7
Reduced weighted average interest rate	4.50%
Term extension
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Recorded Investment	$ 47,057
Term extension \| Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Recorded Investment	$ 17,116
Extended term	1 year
Term extension \| Home equity
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Recorded Investment	$ 57
Extended term	8 years 9 months 18 days
Term extension \| Commercial non-mortgage
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Recorded Investment	$ 29,884
Extended term	7 months 6 days
Extended Maturity And Interest Rate Reduction
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Recorded Investment	$ 64
Extended Maturity And Interest Rate Reduction \| Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Recorded Investment	0
Extended Maturity And Interest Rate Reduction \| Home equity
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Recorded Investment	64
Extended Maturity And Interest Rate Reduction \| Commercial non-mortgage
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Recorded Investment	$ 0
Extended Maturity and Interest Rate Reduction \| Home equity
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Reduced weighted average interest rate	1.50%
Extended term	5 years 1 month 6 days