Loans, Loans Modified in a Troubled Debt Restructuring (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) loan	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) loan
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan	27	25
Recorded Investment(a)	$ 6,500	$ 5,999
Unpaid Principal Balance(b)	$ 6,603	$ 6,025
Commercial real estate — investor
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan	0	4
Recorded Investment(a)	$ 0	$ 1,693
Unpaid Principal Balance(b)	$ 0	$ 1,693
Residential mortgage
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan	24	20
Recorded Investment(a)	$ 6,421	$ 3,876
Unpaid Principal Balance(b)	$ 6,502	$ 3,902
Home equity
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan	3	1
Recorded Investment(a)	$ 80	$ 430
Unpaid Principal Balance(b)	$ 101	$ 430

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 33
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123577603&loc=SL6953676-111524

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