Loans and Leases Loans and Leases (Details 8) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Loans and Leases [Abstract]
Direct Financing Lease, Lease Receivable	$ 147,729
Direct Financing Lease, Unguaranteed Residual Asset	20,806
Direct Financing Lease, Deferred Selling Profit And Other	(655)
Direct Financing Lease, Net Investment in Lease	$ 169,190

Direct Financing Lease, Deferred Selling Profit And Other

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Loans and Leases [Abstract]

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Present value of lease payments not yet received by lessor and amount expected to be derived from underlying asset, following end of lease term, guaranteed by lessee or other third party unrelated to lessor, from direct financing lease.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=119202524&loc=SL77919379-209981

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Amount of net investment in direct financing lease.

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Present value expected to be derived from underlying asset, following end of lease term, not guaranteed by lessee or other third party unrelated to lessor.

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