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Securities - Schedule of the Gross Realized Gains and Tax Expense, Available-for-Sale (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract] |  |  |
Gross realized gains from sales | $ 963,000 | $ 2,069,000 | $ 3,138,000
Credit losses | (1,900,000) | 0 | 0
Impairment write-off | 0 | 0 | (10,000,000)
Related tax (benefit) expense | $ (277,000) | $ 612,000 | (2,029,000)
Available-for-sale, realized loss |  |  | $ 7,000,000

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- Definition Amount, excluding accrued interest, of credit loss expense on investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale) with no credit loss previously recorded. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 326 -SubTopic 30 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 9 -Subparagraph (b) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147479106/326-30-50-9 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 220 -SubTopic 40 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 22 -Subparagraph (a) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147476148/220-40-50-22 + Details
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