Allowance for Credit Losses - Amortized Cost Basis of Loans and Leases on Nonaccrual Status (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jan. 01, 2020
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual Loans and Leases With No Allowance for Credit Losses	$ 27,897	$ 27,897
Nonaccrual Loans and Leases	32,829	32,829	$ 5,468
Interest income on nonaccrual loans	100	100
Accrued interest receivables written off, Interest income reversed	500	900
Commercial and Industrial
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual Loans and Leases With No Allowance for Credit Losses	11,494	11,494
Nonaccrual Loans and Leases	11,559	11,559	32
Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual Loans and Leases With No Allowance for Credit Losses	13,088	13,088
Nonaccrual Loans and Leases	13,168	13,168	30
Construction
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual Loans and Leases With No Allowance for Credit Losses	1,840	1,840
Nonaccrual Loans and Leases	2,043	2,043
Residential
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual Loans and Leases With No Allowance for Credit Losses	1,475	1,475
Nonaccrual Loans and Leases	$ 6,059	$ 6,059	$ 5,406

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Amount of financing receivable on nonaccrual status with no allowance for credit loss.

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Amount of financing receivable on nonaccrual status.

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Reflects the amount of additional interest income that would have been recorded if impaired or nonperforming loans were instead current, in compliance with their original terms, and outstanding throughout the reporting period or since origination (if held for part of the period).

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