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Loans Receivable - Amortized Cost by Portfolio Segment (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) segment	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Loans receivable	$ 4,679,479		$ 4,335,627
Allowance for credit losses on loans	(51,391)	$ (51,219)	(47,999)	$ (46,947)	$ (46,408)	$ (42,986)
Loans receivable, net	4,628,088		4,287,628
Unamortized net discount on acquired loans	(1,182)		(1,923)
Unamortized net deferred fee	$ (9,613)		(11,063)
Number of loan segments \| segment	4
Accrued Interest, after Allowance for Credit Loss	$ 14,800		13,300
Commercial business:
Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Loans receivable	3,646,827		3,374,485
Allowance for credit losses on loans	(37,167)	(34,467)	(31,303)	(31,105)	(31,273)	(30,718)
Commercial business: \| Commercial and industrial
Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Loans receivable	824,134		718,291
Allowance for credit losses on loans	(10,684)	(11,134)	(11,128)	(11,745)	(13,288)	(13,962)
Commercial business: \| Owner Occupied Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Loans receivable	987,084		958,620
Allowance for credit losses on loans	(12,159)	(9,850)	(8,999)	(8,694)	(8,503)	(7,480)
Commercial business: \| Non-owner-occupied CRE
Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Loans receivable	1,835,609		1,697,574
Allowance for credit losses on loans	(14,324)	(13,483)	(11,176)	(10,666)	(9,482)	(9,276)
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member]
Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Loans receivable	408,982		375,342
Allowance for credit losses on loans	(3,604)	(3,735)	(3,473)	(3,549)	(2,865)	(2,872)
Real estate construction and land development:
Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Loans receivable	457,647		414,429
Allowance for credit losses on loans	(8,465)	(10,818)	(10,876)	(9,959)	(9,685)	(7,063)
Real estate construction and land development: \| Residential
Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Loans receivable	79,325		78,610
Allowance for credit losses on loans	(792)	(910)	(1,643)	(1,508)	(1,671)	(1,654)
Real estate construction and land development: \| Commercial and multifamily
Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Loans receivable	378,322		335,819
Allowance for credit losses on loans	(7,673)	(9,908)	(9,233)	(8,451)	(8,014)	(5,409)
Consumer
Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Loans receivable	166,023		171,371
Allowance for credit losses on loans	$ (2,155)	$ (2,199)	$ (2,347)	$ (2,334)	$ (2,585)	$ (2,333)