Deposits Deposits (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Time Deposits Balance [Line Items]
Time Deposit Maturities, Next Twelve Months	$ 1,136,869
Time Deposit Maturities, Year Two	121,741
Time Deposit Maturities, Year Three	53,402
Time Deposit Maturities, Year Four	56,613
Time Deposit Maturities, Year Five	4,178
Time Deposit Maturities, after Year Five	29
Time Deposits	1,372,832	$ 1,526,770
Deposits Exceeding FDIC Insurance Limit of $250,000 [Member]
Time Deposits Balance [Line Items]
Time Deposit Maturities, Next Twelve Months	473,700
Time Deposit Maturities, Year Two	10,824
Time Deposit Maturities, Year Three	505
Time Deposit Maturities, Year Four	546
Time Deposit Maturities, Year Five	1,319
Time Deposit Maturities, after Year Five	0
Time Deposits	486,894
Deposits FDC Insured $250,000 and Under [Member]
Time Deposits Balance [Line Items]
Time Deposit Maturities, Next Twelve Months	663,169
Time Deposit Maturities, Year Two	110,917
Time Deposit Maturities, Year Three	52,897
Time Deposit Maturities, Year Four	56,067
Time Deposit Maturities, Year Five	2,859
Time Deposit Maturities, after Year Five	29
Time Deposits	$ 885,938

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Amount of time deposit maturing after fifth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Time deposit includes, but is not limited to, certificate of deposit. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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