Debt Securities (Details)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) security
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Severity rate on available-for-sale debt securities in an unrealized loss position	5.00%
Number of credit rating categories, highest \| security	4
Available-for-sale debt securities past due	$ 0
Interest receivable, available-for-sale debt securities	23,491,000
PCD debt securities acquired	0
ACL on PCD debt securities acquired	0
ACL on available-for-sale debt securities	0
Held-to-maturity debt securities past due	0
Interest receivable, held-to-maturity debt securities	2,079,000
ACL on held-to-maturity debt securities	$ 0

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