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Periods Used To Calculate General Component for Allowance For Loan Losses

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Cash deposited in a special reserve account for the exclusive benefit of customers pursuant to SEC Regulations.

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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Fair value of an asset representing net future revenue from contractually specified servicing fees, late charges, and other ancillary revenues, in excess of future costs related to servicing arrangements.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Additional Information) (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) segment quarter	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	May 18, 2018 office
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of segments \| segment	3
Periods used to calculate general component for allowance for loan losses (in quarters) \| quarter	20
Required cash on deposit at Federal Reserve	$ 24,560	$ 15,170
Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life	6 years
Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life	10 years
Buildings and related components \| Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Premises, furniture, and equipment, useful life	10 years
Buildings and related components \| Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Premises, furniture, and equipment, useful life	40 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment \| Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Premises, furniture, and equipment, useful life	3 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment \| Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Premises, furniture, and equipment, useful life	10 years
Branch Acquisition
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of branch locations \| office			5
River Valley
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Fair value of mortgage servicing rights	$ 663	$ 995