Deposits - Schedule of Components of Weighted Average Interest Rate and Balance of Deposits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Weighted Average Rate Domestic Deposit Liabilities [Abstract]
Noninterest-bearing deposits	0.00%	0.00%
Demand deposits	0.93%	0.43%
Savings deposits	0.28%	0.26%
Time Deposits	1.66%	1.12%
Deposits	0.67%	0.38%
Deposits
Noninterest-bearing deposits	$ 1,047,081	$ 1,040,026
Demand deposits	1,350,720	1,109,438
Savings deposits	750,764	830,706
Time deposits	671,483	574,749
Total deposits	$ 3,820,048	$ 3,554,919

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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Amount of interest bearing deposits with no stated maturity, which may include passbook and statement savings accounts and money-market deposit accounts (MMDAs).

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Amount of money in interest-bearing domestic accounts that entitle the depositor to withdraw funds at any time without prior notice, also known as demand deposits.

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The aggregate amount of all domestic and foreign noninterest-bearing deposits liabilities held by the entity.

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Amount of time deposit liabilities, including certificates of deposit.

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The weighted average interest rate for domestic demand deposit liabilities.

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The weighted average interest rate for domestic savings deposit liabilities.

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The weighted average interest rate for domestic time deposit liabilities.

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The weighted average interest rate for domestic noninterest-bearing deposit liabilities.

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