Mortgage Deferment Program, Loans Deferred, Amount

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Mortgage Deferment Program, Number of Loans

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Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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Amount, after troubled debt restructuring, of modified financing receivable.

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Amount, before troubled debt restructuring, of financing receivable to be modified.

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Number of financing receivable contracts modified as troubled debt restructuring within previous 12 months, with subsequent payment default.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
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-Section 50
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Amount of financing receivable modified as troubled debt restructuring within previous 12 months, with subsequent payment default.

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Loan Portfolio and Credit Quality Loans Restructured (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		4 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) loan	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) loan	May 08, 2020 USD ($)	May 08, 2020 loan	May 08, 2020 security
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Restructuring current quarter, number of loans processed \| loan	2	2
Restructuring current quarter, pre-modification recorded investment	$ 2,423	$ 3,179
Restructuring Current Quarter, Post-modification recorded investment	$ 2,423	$ 3,179
TDRs that defaulted that were restructured in prior twelve months, Number of Loans \| loan	0	0
TDRs that defaulted that were restructured in prior twelve months, Post-modification recorded investment	$ 0	$ 0
Commercial and industrial
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Restructuring current quarter, number of loans processed \| loan	1	1
Restructuring current quarter, pre-modification recorded investment	$ 50	$ 179
Restructuring Current Quarter, Post-modification recorded investment	$ 50	$ 179
TDRs that defaulted that were restructured in prior twelve months, Number of Loans \| loan	0	0
TDRs that defaulted that were restructured in prior twelve months, Post-modification recorded investment	$ 0	$ 0
Commercial tax-exempt
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Restructuring current quarter, number of loans processed \| loan	0	0
Restructuring current quarter, pre-modification recorded investment	$ 0	$ 0
Restructuring Current Quarter, Post-modification recorded investment	$ 0	$ 0
TDRs that defaulted that were restructured in prior twelve months, Number of Loans \| loan	0	0
TDRs that defaulted that were restructured in prior twelve months, Post-modification recorded investment	$ 0	$ 0
Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Restructuring current quarter, number of loans processed \| loan	0	0
Restructuring current quarter, pre-modification recorded investment	$ 0	$ 0
Restructuring Current Quarter, Post-modification recorded investment	$ 0	$ 0
TDRs that defaulted that were restructured in prior twelve months, Number of Loans \| loan	0	0
TDRs that defaulted that were restructured in prior twelve months, Post-modification recorded investment	$ 0	$ 0
Construction and land
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Restructuring current quarter, number of loans processed \| loan	0	0
Restructuring current quarter, pre-modification recorded investment	$ 0	$ 0
Restructuring Current Quarter, Post-modification recorded investment	$ 0	$ 0
TDRs that defaulted that were restructured in prior twelve months, Number of Loans \| loan	0	0
TDRs that defaulted that were restructured in prior twelve months, Post-modification recorded investment	$ 0	$ 0
Residential
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Restructuring current quarter, number of loans processed \| loan	1	1
Restructuring current quarter, pre-modification recorded investment	$ 2,373	$ 3,000
Restructuring Current Quarter, Post-modification recorded investment	$ 2,373	$ 3,000
TDRs that defaulted that were restructured in prior twelve months, Number of Loans \| loan	0	0
TDRs that defaulted that were restructured in prior twelve months, Post-modification recorded investment	$ 0	$ 0
Home equity
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Restructuring current quarter, number of loans processed \| loan	0	0
Restructuring current quarter, pre-modification recorded investment	$ 0	$ 0
Restructuring Current Quarter, Post-modification recorded investment	$ 0	$ 0
TDRs that defaulted that were restructured in prior twelve months, Number of Loans \| loan	0	0
TDRs that defaulted that were restructured in prior twelve months, Post-modification recorded investment	$ 0	$ 0
Consumer and other
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Restructuring current quarter, number of loans processed \| loan	0	0
Restructuring current quarter, pre-modification recorded investment	$ 0	$ 0
Restructuring Current Quarter, Post-modification recorded investment	$ 0	$ 0
TDRs that defaulted that were restructured in prior twelve months, Number of Loans \| loan	0	0
TDRs that defaulted that were restructured in prior twelve months, Post-modification recorded investment	$ 0	$ 0
COVID-19 Pandemic Loan Modification Program
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Mortgage Deferment Program, number of loans \| loan	10
Mortgage Deferment Program, loans deferred	$ 5,000
Restructuring current quarter, number of loans processed \| loan	10
Restructuring current quarter, pre-modification recorded investment	$ 5,000
COVID-19 Pandemic Loan Modification Program \| Subsequent Event
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Mortgage Deferment Program, number of loans				170	170
Mortgage Deferment Program, loans deferred			$ 90,000