Loans Receivable, Net - Amortized Cost Basis for Loans Modified (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023
Troubled Debt Restructurings
Amortized Cost Basis	$ 42,200	$ 53,744
Term Extension and Payment Deferral
Troubled Debt Restructurings
Amortized Cost Basis	37,940	49,126
Combination - Term Extension and Interest Rate Reduction
Troubled Debt Restructurings
Amortized Cost Basis	4,260	4,618
Residential real estate
Troubled Debt Restructurings
Amortized Cost Basis	679	679
Residential real estate \| Term Extension and Payment Deferral
Troubled Debt Restructurings
Amortized Cost Basis	$ 679	$ 679
% of Total Class of Financing Receivable	0.00%	0.00%
Residential real estate \| Combination - Term Extension and Interest Rate Reduction
Troubled Debt Restructurings
Amortized Cost Basis	$ 0	$ 0
% of Total Class of Financing Receivable	0.00%	0.00%
Commercial real estate
Troubled Debt Restructurings
Amortized Cost Basis	$ 34,624	$ 40,749
Commercial real estate \| Term Extension and Payment Deferral
Troubled Debt Restructurings
Amortized Cost Basis	$ 32,090	$ 37,880
% of Total Class of Financing Receivable	0.30%	0.40%
Commercial real estate \| Combination - Term Extension and Interest Rate Reduction
Troubled Debt Restructurings
Amortized Cost Basis	$ 2,534	$ 2,869
% of Total Class of Financing Receivable	0.00%	0.00%
Other commercial
Troubled Debt Restructurings
Amortized Cost Basis	$ 6,245	$ 11,597
Other commercial \| Term Extension and Payment Deferral
Troubled Debt Restructurings
Amortized Cost Basis	$ 5,069	$ 10,398
% of Total Class of Financing Receivable	0.20%	0.40%
Other commercial \| Combination - Term Extension and Interest Rate Reduction
Troubled Debt Restructurings
Amortized Cost Basis	$ 1,176	$ 1,199
% of Total Class of Financing Receivable	0.00%	0.00%
Home equity
Troubled Debt Restructurings
Amortized Cost Basis	$ 0	$ 51
Home equity \| Term Extension and Payment Deferral
Troubled Debt Restructurings
Amortized Cost Basis	$ 0	$ 51
% of Total Class of Financing Receivable	0.00%	0.00%
Home equity \| Combination - Term Extension and Interest Rate Reduction
Troubled Debt Restructurings
Amortized Cost Basis	$ 0	$ 0
% of Total Class of Financing Receivable	0.00%	0.00%
Other consumer
Troubled Debt Restructurings
Amortized Cost Basis	$ 652	$ 668
Other consumer \| Term Extension and Payment Deferral
Troubled Debt Restructurings
Amortized Cost Basis	$ 102	$ 118
% of Total Class of Financing Receivable	0.00%	0.00%
Other consumer \| Combination - Term Extension and Interest Rate Reduction
Troubled Debt Restructurings
Amortized Cost Basis	$ 550	$ 550
% of Total Class of Financing Receivable	0.10%	0.10%

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