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Allowance for Credit Losses - Loan Portfolio (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance	$ 40,518	$ 40,157	$ 39,156
Provision charged to operations	8,126	3,172	575
Loans charged off	(14,115)
Recoveries of loans previously charged off	4,631
Ending balance	39,651	40,518	40,157
Impact of ASC 326 \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance	491
Ending balance		491
Impact of ASC 326 \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 \| Non-PCD loans
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance	(113)
Ending balance		(113)
Impact of ASC 326 \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 \| PCD loans
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance	604
Ending balance		604
Commercial
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance	11,219
Provision charged to operations	978
Loans charged off	(16)
Recoveries of loans previously charged off	156
Ending balance	12,315	11,219
Commercial \| Impact of ASC 326 \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance	(22)
Ending balance		(22)
Commercial \| Impact of ASC 326 \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 \| Non-PCD loans
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance	(617)
Ending balance		(617)
Commercial \| Impact of ASC 326 \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 \| PCD loans
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance	595
Ending balance		595
Consumer
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance	3,330
Provision charged to operations	498
Loans charged off	(356)
Recoveries of loans previously charged off	179
Ending balance	3,758	3,330
Consumer \| Impact of ASC 326 \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance	107
Ending balance		107
Consumer \| Impact of ASC 326 \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 \| Non-PCD loans
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance	98
Ending balance		98
Consumer \| Impact of ASC 326 \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 \| PCD loans
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance	9
Ending balance		9
Consumer finance
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance	25,969	24,791	23,513
Provision charged to operations	6,650
Loans charged off	(13,743)
Recoveries of loans previously charged off	4,296
Ending balance	23,578	25,969	$ 24,791
Consumer finance \| Impact of ASC 326 \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance	406
Ending balance		406
Consumer finance \| Impact of ASC 326 \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 \| Non-PCD loans
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance	$ 406
Ending balance		$ 406