Loans, Allowance for Credit Losses, and Asset Quality Information - Schedule of Information of Loans Modified in Troubled Debt Restructuring (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) loan
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of contracts \| loan	2	13
Pre-modification restructured balances	$ 503	$ 2,154
Post-modification restructured balances	$ 503	$ 2,154
Home equity loans/lines of credit \| Troubled Debt Restructuring, Accruing
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of contracts \| loan	1	3
Pre-modification restructured balances	$ 176	$ 379
Post-modification restructured balances	$ 176	$ 379
Commercial and industrial \| Troubled Debt Restructuring, Accruing
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of contracts \| loan	0	1
Pre-modification restructured balances	$ 0	$ 161
Post-modification restructured balances	$ 0	$ 161
Commercial and industrial \| Troubled Debt Restructuring, Nonaccrual
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of contracts \| loan	1	4
Pre-modification restructured balances	$ 327	$ 627
Post-modification restructured balances	$ 327	$ 627
Real estate, commercial \| Construction, development & other land loans \| Troubled Debt Restructuring, Accruing
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of contracts \| loan	0	1
Pre-modification restructured balances	$ 0	$ 131
Post-modification restructured balances	$ 0	$ 131
Real estate, commercial \| Commercial real estate - owner occupied \| Troubled Debt Restructuring, Nonaccrual
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of contracts \| loan	0	2
Pre-modification restructured balances	$ 0	$ 784
Post-modification restructured balances	$ 0	$ 784
Real estate, mortgage \| Residential 1-4 family real estate \| Troubled Debt Restructuring, Accruing
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of contracts \| loan	0	1
Pre-modification restructured balances	$ 0	$ 36
Post-modification restructured balances	$ 0	$ 36
Real estate, mortgage \| Residential 1-4 family real estate \| Troubled Debt Restructuring, Nonaccrual
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of contracts \| loan	0	1
Pre-modification restructured balances	$ 0	$ 36
Post-modification restructured balances	$ 0	$ 36

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