Investment Securities - Amortized Cost and Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Scheduled of amortized cost and fair value of securities pledged as collateral
Amortized Cost	$ 320,032	$ 305,579
Fair Value	289,758	305,179
Washington and Oregon State to Secure Public Deposits [Member]
Scheduled of amortized cost and fair value of securities pledged as collateral
Amortized Cost	139,868	128,216
Fair Value	128,842	130,217
Federal Reserve Bank Advances
Scheduled of amortized cost and fair value of securities pledged as collateral
Amortized Cost	60,865	61,057
Fair Value	52,530	59,674
Repurchase Agreements [Member]
Scheduled of amortized cost and fair value of securities pledged as collateral
Amortized Cost	69,358	59,887
Fair Value	62,647	59,655
Other securities pledged
Scheduled of amortized cost and fair value of securities pledged as collateral
Amortized Cost	49,941	56,419
Fair Value	$ 45,739	$ 55,633

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Amount of securities, mortgage loans, or other financial instruments pledged as collateral for deposits.

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The sum of the fair values, as of the date of each statement of financial position presented, of securities that are restricted as collateral for the payment of related debt obligations, primarily secured borrowings and repurchase agreements, and that are reclassified and separately reported in the statement of financial position because the transferee has the right by contract or custom to sell or re-pledge them.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 860
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