Allowance for Credit Losses - Collateral Dependent Loans Individually Evaluated (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Amortized Cost, With Allowance		$ 2,735
Related Allowance		239
Amortized Cost, With No Related Allowance		6,335
Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Amortized Cost, With Allowance		331
Related Allowance		41
Amortized Cost, With No Related Allowance		0
Owner-occupied commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Amortized Cost, With Allowance		1,397
Related Allowance		102
Amortized Cost, With No Related Allowance		1,184
Acquisition, construction & development
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Amortized Cost, With Allowance		0
Related Allowance		0
Amortized Cost, With No Related Allowance		0
Commercial & industrial
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Amortized Cost, With Allowance		0
Related Allowance		0
Amortized Cost, With No Related Allowance		0
Single family residential (1-4 units)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Amortized Cost, With Allowance		1,007
Related Allowance		96
Amortized Cost, With No Related Allowance		5,151
Consumer non-real estate and other
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Amortized Cost, With Allowance		0
Related Allowance		0
Amortized Cost, With No Related Allowance		$ 0
Collateral-Dependent Loans
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Amortized Cost, With Allowance	$ 0
Related Allowance	0
Amortized Cost, With No Related Allowance	3,659
Amortized Cost	3,659
Collateral-Dependent Loans \| Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Amortized Cost, With Allowance	0
Related Allowance	0
Amortized Cost, With No Related Allowance	0
Amortized Cost	0
Collateral-Dependent Loans \| Owner-occupied commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Amortized Cost, With Allowance	0
Related Allowance	0
Amortized Cost, With No Related Allowance	1,028
Amortized Cost	1,028
Collateral-Dependent Loans \| Acquisition, construction & development
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Amortized Cost, With Allowance	0
Related Allowance	0
Amortized Cost, With No Related Allowance	0
Amortized Cost	0
Collateral-Dependent Loans \| Commercial & industrial
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Amortized Cost, With Allowance	0
Related Allowance	0
Amortized Cost, With No Related Allowance	0
Amortized Cost	0
Collateral-Dependent Loans \| Single family residential (1-4 units)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Amortized Cost, With Allowance	0
Related Allowance	0
Amortized Cost, With No Related Allowance	2,631
Amortized Cost	2,631
Collateral-Dependent Loans \| Consumer non-real estate and other
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Amortized Cost, With Allowance	0
Related Allowance	0
Amortized Cost, With No Related Allowance	0
Amortized Cost	$ 0

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