Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Quantitative Information About Recurring Level 3 Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	$ 1,256,343	$ 954,164
Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	1,460	1,437
Borrowings	$ 48,622	$ 47,850
Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow [Member] \| Spread over 3-month SOFR
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Liabilities, Range		0.044
Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow [Member] \| Spread over 3-month SOFR \| Junior Subordinated Debentures [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Liabilities, Range	0.043
Trust Preferred Securities [Member] \| Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow [Member] \| Spread over 3-month SOFR
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Range	0.043	0.044

Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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Value of input used to measure debt instrument, including, but not limited to, convertible and non-convertible debt.

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Amortized cost excluding accrued interest, after allowance for credit loss, of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale).

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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