Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Loans and leases receivable, related parties	$ 129,600	$ 162,500
Proceeds from related party debt	52,800
Repayments of related party debt	$ 85,700
Impaired loans with principal balances	98.00%	83.00%
Non-accrual loans with no related allowance for credit losses	$ 59,942	$ 68,595
Interest income on non-accrual loans	1,300	300
Excluded from TDRs	38,200
Minimum
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Impaired loan balances allocated reserves	1,000	1,000
Impaired loans balances, real estate as collateral	$ 1,000	$ 1,000

Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring, Postmodification, Excluded

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Represents the maximum balance of impaired loans that are pooled and evaluated collectively for impairment, rather than individually evaluated for impairment.

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Percentage of impaired loans primarily collateralized by real estate with principal balances greater than $1 million that were measured at estimated fair value using certified third party appraisals that had been updated in the previous 12 months.

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Amount of interest income on financing receivable on nonaccrual status.

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Amount of unpaid principal balance of impaired financing receivables for which there is no related allowance for credit losses.

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For an unclassified balance sheet, reflects the carrying amount of unpaid loan amounts due from related parties at the balance sheet date.

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Reflects the amount of new advances made to related parties in the form of loan and lease receivables.

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Amount of cash inflow from related parties which reduce the amount of loans and leases receivable due from related parties.

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