Investment Securities (Investment Securities Pledged To Secure Borrowings And Public Deposits) (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
To state and local governments to secure public deposits, amortized cost	$ 260,684
Other securities pledged principally to secure repurchase agreements, amortized cost	569,733
Total pledged securities, amortized cost	830,417
To state and local governments to secure public deposits, fair value	271,661
Other securities pledged principally to secure repurchase agreements, fair value	605,466
Total pledged securities, fair value	$ 877,127

Pledged Assets Not Separately Reported Securities Pledged For State and Local Governments

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Pledged Assets Separately Reported Securities Pledged For State and Local Governments At Fair Value

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The carrying amount, as of the date of the latest financial statement presented, of other assets which are owned but transferred to serve as collateral for the payment of the related debt obligation, primarily a secured borrowing or repurchase agreement, and for which the transferee is not permitted to sell or re-pledge them to an unrelated party.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 860
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1A
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The sum of the fair values, as of the date of each statement of financial position presented, of assets which are owned but transferred to serve as collateral for the payment of debt obligations, primarily secured borrowings, repurchase agreements or other current or potential obligations, 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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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 860
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
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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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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the date of the latest financial statement presented of securities which are owned but transferred to another party to serve as collateral to partially or fully secure a debt obligation, repurchase agreement or other current or potential obligation, and for which the transferee is not permitted to sell or re-pledge them to an unrelated party.

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