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Investment Securities (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Jan. 01, 2020
Investment Securities Information [Line Items]
Debt Securities, AFS, Principal Sold	$ 261,000	$ 281,000
Gain (Loss) on Sales of Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS)	3,000	6,000
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Sold at Par Value					$ 934,000
Pledged Financial Instruments, Not Separately Reported, Securities	1,900,000			$ 1,900,000		$ 2,600,000
Interest Receivable	87,097			87,097		91,196
Debt Securities, Held-to-maturity, Nonaccrual, Interest Income				0		0
Debt Securities, Held-to-maturity, Past Due	0			0
Held to maturity allowance for credit loss	61			61			$ 61
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock	126,000			126,000		149,000
Federal Reserve Bank Stock	81,000			81,000		78,000
Equity securities with readily determinable fair values, Fair Value	$ 2,000			$ 2,000		2,000
Visa Restricted Stock Owned. Total	77,996
Visa Restricted Stock Owned at Fair Value				77,000
Visa Restricted Stock Donated			42,039
Visa Restricted Stock Owned at Zero Cost	996
Equity securities	$ 13,000			$ 13,000		13,000
First Staunton Bancshares [Member]
Investment Securities Information [Line Items]
Carrying amount of Securities Sold		$ 84,000
Held-to-maturity Securities [Member]
Investment Securities Information [Line Items]
Interest Receivable	15,000			15,000		16,000
Available-for-sale Securities [Member]
Investment Securities Information [Line Items]
Interest Receivable	9,000			9,000		10,000
Federal Home Loan Bank Certificates and Obligations (FHLB) [Member]
Investment Securities Information [Line Items]
Interest Receivable	2,000			2,000		2,000
Federal Reserve Bank Stock [Member]
Investment Securities Information [Line Items]
Interest Receivable	$ 0			$ 0		$ 0