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Securities (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Securities (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Feb. 06, 2024 USD ($)
Basis adjustments	$ 2,025	$ 949
Securities transferred from held-to-maturity to available for sale	20,627
Total Securities available for sale, Fair Value	1,497,905	874,753
Allowance for credit loss	2,627	0
Accrued interest receivable on available-for-sale debt securities	8,800	7,100
Carrying value of securities at the time of sale	$ 489,200		$ 84,200
Percentage of average yield of securities sold	2.32%		1.17%
Purchase cost of securities	$ 1,327,300	$ 187,200	$ 241,200
Percentage of average yield of securities purchased	6.40%	6.56%	3.20%
Other Assets [Member] \| Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Plan [Member]
Deferred Compensation Plan, Amounts Held in Rabbi Trust	$ 27,200	$ 26,500
Municipals
Number of securities transferred to available for sale classification \| item	1
Securities transferred from held-to-maturity to available for sale	$ 20,600
Net carrying value of securities transferred to available for sale	19,900
Provision to the allowance for credit losses	2,600
Total Securities available for sale, Fair Value	18,000
Allowance for credit loss	2,627
Corporate
Total Securities available for sale, Fair Value	125,249	155,449
Corporate \| New York based bank holding company
Total Securities available for sale, Fair Value				$ 10,000
Held-to-maturity Securities
Specific reserve for outstanding balance of financing receivable in active forbearance	400	1,100
Accrued interest receivable on held-to-maturity securities	$ 100	100
Portfolio Layer Hedges on Closed Portfolio of Securities Available for Sale [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Basis adjustments		2,300
Total Securities available for sale, Fair Value		$ 283,200