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Loans and Leases - Information on How Loans and Leases were Modified as a TDR (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) loan
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| loan			107
Recorded Investment	$ 383,081	$ 202,477	$ 87,423
Term Extension
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Recorded Investment	335,993	145,646
Interest Rate Reduction
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Recorded Investment	$ 902	$ 62
Commercial non-mortgage \| Commercial portfolio \| Term Extension
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| loan			5
Recorded Investment			$ 291
Commercial non-mortgage \| Commercial portfolio \| Maturity / rate combined
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| loan			8
Recorded Investment			$ 765
Commercial non-mortgage \| Commercial portfolio \| Other
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| loan			19
Recorded Investment			$ 52,070
Asset-Based \| Commercial portfolio \| Other
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| loan			1
Recorded Investment			$ 23,298
Equipment financing \| Commercial portfolio \| Other
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| loan			3
Recorded Investment			$ 1,692
Residential
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| loan			2
Residential \| Consumer portfolio \| Term Extension
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| loan			2
Recorded Investment			$ 1,185
Residential \| Consumer portfolio \| Maturity / rate combined
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| loan			2
Recorded Investment			$ 133
Residential \| Consumer portfolio \| Other
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| loan			8
Recorded Investment			$ 3,158
Home equity \| Consumer portfolio \| Maturity / rate combined
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| loan			21
Recorded Investment			$ 2,623
Home equity \| Consumer portfolio \| Other
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| loan			37
Recorded Investment			$ 2,134
Home equity \| Consumer portfolio \| Interest Rate Reduction
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| loan			1
Recorded Investment			$ 74