Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) segment property loan	Jun. 30, 2019 loan	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) loan
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Loan portfolio segments \| segment	5
Number of contracts	1	0
Number of contracts, subsequent payment default	0
Number of properties in other real estate owned \| property	5
Trouble Debt Restructuring [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Loans that met criteria for restructured \| $	$ 9		$ 61
Number of contracts, nonaccrual	0		0

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