Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Qualitative Information About Non-recurring Level 3 Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) - Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Certain delinquent loans	$ 4,575	$ 5,279
Other real estate owned	665
Valuation, Market Approach [Member] \| Measurement Input, Loss Severity [Member] \| Weighted Average [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impaired loans, measurement input		(0.150)
Valuation, Market Approach [Member] \| Measurement Input, Comparability Adjustment [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Certain delinquent loans		$ 1,105
Other real estate owned	$ 665
Valuation, Market Approach [Member] \| Measurement Input, Comparability Adjustment [Member] \| Minimum
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impaired loans, measurement input		(0.169)
Valuation, Market Approach [Member] \| Measurement Input, Comparability Adjustment [Member] \| Maximum
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impaired loans, measurement input		(0.060)
Other Real Estate, Measurement Input	(0.150)
Valuation, Market Approach [Member] \| Measurement Input, Comparability Adjustment [Member] \| Weighted Average [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impaired loans, measurement input		(0.115)
Other Real Estate, Measurement Input	(0.052)
Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow [Member] \| Measurement Input, Discount Rate [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Certain delinquent loans	$ 4,575	$ 4,174
Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow [Member] \| Measurement Input, Discount Rate [Member] \| Minimum
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impaired loans, measurement input	0.093	0.043
Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow [Member] \| Measurement Input, Discount Rate [Member] \| Maximum
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impaired loans, measurement input	0.136	0.135
Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow [Member] \| Measurement Input, Discount Rate [Member] \| Weighted Average [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impaired loans, measurement input	0.113	0.127
Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow [Member] \| Measurement Input, Loss Severity [Member] \| Minimum
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impaired loans, measurement input	0.250	0.300
Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow [Member] \| Measurement Input, Loss Severity [Member] \| Maximum
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impaired loans, measurement input	0.500	0.460
Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow [Member] \| Measurement Input, Loss Severity [Member] \| Weighted Average [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impaired loans, measurement input	0.408	0.335

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Carrying amount of other real estate not separately disclosed, including, but not limited to, real estate investments, real estate loans that qualify as investments in real estate, and premises that are no longer used in operations may also be included in real estate owned. This does not include real estate assets taken in settlement of troubled loans through surrender or foreclosure.

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