Deposits (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) Customer	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) Customer
Time Deposits [Line Items]
Deposits	$ 1,559,960	$ 1,429,629
Time deposits $250,000 or more	88,800	117,200
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Sales Revenue, Net [Member]
Time Deposits [Line Items]
Deposits	$ 320,300	$ 158,800
Concentration risk, percentage	2.00%	2.00%
Concentration risk, customer with deposits exceeding threshold \| Customer	3	1
Concentration risk percentage of total deposits	20.50%	11.10%

Concentration risk, customer with deposits exceeding threshold.

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Concentration risk percentage of total deposits.

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" The aggregate amount of domestic and foreign time deposit liabilities (including certificates of deposits, individual retirement accounts and open accounts) in denominations of $250,000 or more."

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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The aggregate of all deposit liabilities held by the entity, including foreign and domestic, interest and noninterest bearing; may include demand deposits, saving deposits, Negotiable Order of Withdrawal (NOW) and time deposits among others.

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