Average amount of investment of impaired financing receivables with related allowance for credit losses and without a related allowance for credit losses.

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Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses - Impaired loans, by class of loan (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Impaired Financing Receivable, Unpaid Principal Balance			$ 54,883
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Recorded Investment			35,235
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment			19,648
Impaired Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment			54,883
Impaired Financing Receivable, Related Allowance			9,124
Impaired Financing Receivable, Average Recorded Investment			54,258
Interest income, accrual method	$ 282	$ 598	941
Commercial
Impaired Financing Receivable, Unpaid Principal Balance			15,814
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Recorded Investment			11,858
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment			3,956
Impaired Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment			15,814
Impaired Financing Receivable, Related Allowance			5,714
Impaired Financing Receivable, Average Recorded Investment			15,682
Interest income, accrual method			270
Income producing - commercial real estate
Impaired Financing Receivable, Unpaid Principal Balance			14,093
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Recorded Investment			2,713
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment			11,380
Impaired Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment			14,093
Impaired Financing Receivable, Related Allowance			2,145
Impaired Financing Receivable, Average Recorded Investment			18,133
Interest income, accrual method			382
Owner occupied - Commercial real estate
Impaired Financing Receivable, Unpaid Principal Balance			7,349
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Recorded Investment			6,388
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment			961
Impaired Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment			7,349
Impaired Financing Receivable, Related Allowance			415
Impaired Financing Receivable, Average Recorded Investment			6,107
Interest income, accrual method			197
Real estate mortgage residential
Impaired Financing Receivable, Unpaid Principal Balance			5,631
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Recorded Investment			3,175
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment			2,456
Impaired Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment			5,631
Impaired Financing Receivable, Related Allowance			650
Impaired Financing Receivable, Average Recorded Investment			5,638
Construction - commercial and residential
Impaired Financing Receivable, Unpaid Principal Balance			11,509
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Recorded Investment			11,101
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment			408
Impaired Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment			11,509
Impaired Financing Receivable, Related Allowance			100
Impaired Financing Receivable, Average Recorded Investment			8,211
Interest income, accrual method			92
Home equity
Impaired Financing Receivable, Unpaid Principal Balance			487
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment			487
Impaired Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment			487
Impaired Financing Receivable, Related Allowance			100
Impaired Financing Receivable, Average Recorded Investment			$ 487