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Loans and Allowance - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Loans and Allowance - Narrative (Details)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) loan	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2022 USD ($)
Receivables [Abstract]
Loans held for sale	$ 3,938,000		$ 11,187,000
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	9,356,241,000		9,241,861,000
Interest income recognized on non-accrual loans	$ 0	$ 0
Standby letters of credit usual term	2 years
Off-balance sheet commitments	$ 20,500,000		20,500,000
Cumulative effect of ASC 326 adoption
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Off-balance sheet commitments				$ 20,500,000
Past Due
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	51,600,000		34,700,000
Increase in past due loans	16,900,000
30-59 Days Past Due
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	28,580,000		15,006,000
Increase in past due loans			13,600,000
PPP loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	48,700,000		106,600,000
Commercial and Industrial and Non-owner-occupied Commercial Real Estate Loans \| 30-59 Days Past Due
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	$ 20,100,000
Number of loans \| loan	2
Commercial Real Estate
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Percentage of troubled debt restructured loans	10000.00%	6400.00%
Residential
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	$ 1,226,695,000		1,159,127,000
Mortgage loans with formal foreclosure proceedings	3,900,000	$ 3,300,000
Residential \| 30-59 Days Past Due
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	$ 3,697,000		$ 3,979,000