Allowance for Credit Losses - Amortized Cost Basis of Loans and Leases on Nonaccrual Status (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Jan. 01, 2020
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual Loans and Leases With No Allowance for Credit Losses	$ 11,476	$ 11,476
Nonaccrual Loans and Leases	17,633	17,633	$ 5,468
Interest income recognized on nonaccrual loans and leases	100	200
Accrued interest receivables written off, Interest income reversed	200	1,100
Commercial and Industrial
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual Loans and Leases	725	725	32
Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual Loans and Leases With No Allowance for Credit Losses	6,986	6,986
Nonaccrual Loans and Leases	7,067	7,067	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	2,650	2,650
Nonaccrual Loans and Leases	$ 7,798	$ 7,798	$ 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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The amount of interest income on impaired and nonperforming loans that is due to the change in present value attributable to the passage of time.

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