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Derivatives (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Derivatives (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2021
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
FHLB Advances repaid related to terminated swaps			$ 50,000
Interest rate swaps terminated \| Other Income
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Swap termination losses reclassified to noninterest income, before tax		$ 0	(3,600)	$ 0
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Interest rate swap [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount		254,369	172,008
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Interest rate swaps terminated
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount			100,000
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Interest rate swaps terminated \| Other Income
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Swap termination losses reclassified to noninterest income, before tax			3,781
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other assets [Member] \| Interest rate swap [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Interest rate non-hedging derivative asset at fair value		15,309	3,887
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Liabilities [Member] \| Interest rate swap [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Interest rate non-hedging derivative liability at fair value		(15,309)	(3,887)
Cash flow hedging [Member] \| Designated as hedging instrument [Member] \| Interest rate swap [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount		$ 310,000	$ 255,000
Weighted average floating interest rate received		4.53%	0.39%
Weighted average fixed interest rate paid		2.25%	2.09%
Weighted average maturity - years		3 years 3 months 18 days	4 years 2 months 12 days
Cash pledged as collateral		$ 0	$ 4,500
Counterparty collateral already posted		31,560	0
Cash flow hedging [Member] \| Designated as hedging instrument [Member] \| Interest rate swap hedging rolling short-term funding [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount		180,000
Cash flow hedging [Member] \| Designated as hedging instrument [Member] \| Forward-starting interest rate swap hedging rolling funding
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount		25,000
Cash flow hedging [Member] \| Designated as hedging instrument [Member] \| Interest rate swap hedging FHLB advances and subordinated notes [Domain]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount		20,000
Cash flow hedging [Member] \| Designated as hedging instrument [Member] \| Interest rate swap hedging deposit accounts [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount		110,000
Cash flow hedging [Member] \| Designated as hedging instrument [Member] \| Interest rate swaps terminated
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount					$ 50,000
Cash flow hedging [Member] \| Designated as hedging instrument [Member] \| Other assets [Member] \| Interest rate swap [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Interest rate cash flow hedge asset at fair value		16,284	0
Cash flow hedging [Member] \| Designated as hedging instrument [Member] \| Other Liabilities [Member] \| Interest rate swap [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Interest rate cash flow hedge liability at fair value		$ 0	$ (7,517)
Cash flow hedging [Member] \| Designated as hedging instrument [Member] \| Forecast [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative instruments, gain (loss) reclassification from accumulated OCI to income, estimated net amount to be transferred	$ (6,477)