Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Interest Income
Loans and fees	$ 432,038	$ 325,001	$ 237,037
Federal funds sold and interest-bearing deposits with banks	5,309	1,295	440
Taxable investment securities and other	47,476	35,352	17,208
Tax-exempt investment securities	6,215	5,895	2,633
Total Interest Income	491,038	367,543	257,318
Interest Expense
Total	163,095	44,253	16,793
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase	33,564	3,658	78
Other borrowings	12,698	7,017	5,612
Total Interest Expense	209,357	54,928	22,483
Net Interest Income	281,681	312,615	234,835
Provision (benefit) for credit losses	13,052	8,514	(10,896)
Net Interest Income after Provision (Benefit) for Credit Losses	268,629	304,101	245,731
Noninterest Income
Service charges on deposit accounts	10,339	10,985	9,856
Commissions and fees	7,225	9,116	6,939
Income on bank owned life insurance	3,450	3,980	2,676
Gain (loss) on equity securities	110	(1,302)	(285)
Gains on sales of loans	1,513	2,765	2,264
Gains on investment securities transactions, net	0	0	9
Swap income	1,596	1,576	634
Other income	905	979	268
Total Noninterest Income	25,138	28,099	22,361
Total Noninterest Income
Compensation and employee benefits	108,874	108,167	82,589
Premises and equipment	31,304	30,882	24,773
FDIC insurance expense	5,294	2,724	2,341
Data processing expense	7,563	6,238	5,454
Merger-related expenses	864	8,606	1,782
Other operating expenses	29,075	31,591	23,818
Total Noninterest Expense	182,974	188,208	140,757
Income before provision for income taxes	110,793	143,992	127,335
Provision for income taxes	26,053	36,623	32,294
Net Income	$ 84,740	$ 107,369	$ 95,041
Per Share of Common Stock
Basic earnings (usd per share)	$ 1.29	$ 1.64	$ 1.85
Diluted earnings (usd per share)	1.29	1.63	1.85
Cash dividends paid (usd per share)	$ 0.58	$ 0.57	$ 0.53