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Acquisitions (Details Textuals) $ in Thousands					3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Details Textuals) $ in Thousands	Dec. 11, 2020 USD ($) branch	Sep. 12, 2020 branch	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 14, 2020 USD ($) branch	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2021 USD ($)	Feb. 26, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 14, 2019 branch
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Deposits						$ 26,482,481	$ 27,264,299		$ 31,000
Huntington National Bank
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Control Obtained Description	4% purchase premium on deposits transferred	4% purchase premium on deposits
New Communities \| branch										10
First Staunton Bancshares [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Effective Date of Acquisition				Feb. 14, 2020
Business Acquisition, Name of Acquired Entity				First Staunton
Business Combination, Control Obtained Description				The purchase price was based on an assumed 4% deposit premium at announcement.
New Communities \| branch				9
Acquired Net Branches \| branch				7
Goodwill				$ 14,812		$ 15,000
PCD - HTM Securities				0
PCD - AFS Securities				0
Total consideration paid				$ 76,300
ABRC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total consideration paid			$ 266,000
Pre-tax book gain on sale			$ 163,000
Peoria, IL [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Disposed Net Branches \| branch		5
Deposits	$ 180,000
Southwest Wisconsin [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Disposed Net Branches \| branch	2
Deposits	$ 53,000
Whitnell
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration								$ 8,000
Gain (Loss) on Sale and Maturity of Other Investments, Before Tax					$ 2,000		$ 2,000