Fair Value Measurements, Fair Value Measured On a Nonrecurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Other gains (losses), net	$ 4,269	$ 2,251
Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Nonaccruing Loans [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Gross charge-offs against allowance for loan losses	4,935	1,991
Other gains (losses), net	0	0
Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Real estate and other repossessed assets [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Gross charge-offs against allowance for loan losses		0
Other gains (losses), net		(101)
Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] \| Nonaccruing Loans [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] \| Real estate and other repossessed assets [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure		0
Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Nonaccruing Loans [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	67	0
Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Real estate and other repossessed assets [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure		547
Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Nonaccruing Loans [Member] \| Management knowledge of industry and non-real estate collateral \| Discounted Cash Flow [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 23,741
Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Real estate and other repossessed assets [Member] \| Management knowledge of industry and non-real estate collateral \| Discounted Cash Flow [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure		$ 0

Amount of loans and leases that have been written off from both loan receivables and allowance reserve for credit loss.

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Fair value portion of probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of assets, including but not limited to property plant and equipment, intangible assets and equity in securities of subsidiaries or equity method investee.

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