Allowance for Credit Losses - Nonaccrual Loans and Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual Loans and Leases With No Allowance for Credit Losses	$ 3,507		$ 3,548
Nonaccrual Loans and Leases	13,684		11,905
Interest income recognized on nonaccrual loans and leases	100	$ 0
Accrued interest receivables written off, Interest income reversed	200	$ 200
Commercial and Industrial
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual Loans and Leases With No Allowance for Credit Losses	633		665
Nonaccrual Loans and Leases	1,158		1,215
Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual Loans and Leases With No Allowance for Credit Losses	727		727
Nonaccrual Loans and Leases	727		727
Residential mortgage
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual Loans and Leases With No Allowance for Credit Losses	1,551		1,560
Nonaccrual Loans and Leases	6,896		6,166
Home equity Line
Financing Receivable, Nonaccrual [Line Items]
Nonaccrual Loans and Leases With No Allowance for Credit Losses	596		596
Nonaccrual Loans and Leases	$ 4,903		$ 3,797

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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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Amortized cost of financing receivable on nonaccrual status with no allowance for credit loss. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 326
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 16
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Amortized cost of financing receivable on nonaccrual status. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 7
-Subparagraph (a)
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-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-K (SK)
-Number 229
-Section 1405
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-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-K (SK)
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