Securities Sold Under Repurchase Agreements (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Collateral Securities and Repurchase Borrowing agreements
Average outstanding amount	$ 411,611,000	$ 335,392,000
Maximum amount outstanding at any month end	443,980,000	428,148,000
Collateralized Securities, Book Value of Securities Sold	511,947,000	517,704,000
Collateralized securities, Fair Value of Securities Sold	503,255,000	518,805,000
Repurchase Borrowing, Balance of Liability	$ 439,672,000	$ 428,148,000
Repurchase Borrowing, Weighted Average Interest Rate (as a percent)	0.17%	0.14%
Maturity Overnight [Member]
Collateral Securities and Repurchase Borrowing agreements
Collateralized Securities, Book Value of Securities Sold	$ 500,495,000	$ 506,020,000
Collateralized securities, Fair Value of Securities Sold	492,026,000	507,164,000
Repurchase Borrowing, Balance of Liability	$ 428,235,000	$ 416,757,000
Repurchase Borrowing, Weighted Average Interest Rate (as a percent)	0.16%	0.13%
Maturity over 90 days [Member]
Collateral Securities and Repurchase Borrowing agreements
Collateralized Securities, Book Value of Securities Sold	$ 11,452,000	$ 11,684,000
Collateralized securities, Fair Value of Securities Sold	11,229,000	11,641,000
Repurchase Borrowing, Balance of Liability	$ 11,437,000	$ 11,391,000
Repurchase Borrowing, Weighted Average Interest Rate (as a percent)	0.48%	0.43%

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Represents the maximum balance outstanding at any month end during the period as of the balance sheet date.

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Carrying amount of assets sold under agreements to repurchase when the carrying amount (or market value, if higher than the carrying amount) of securities or other assets sold under repurchase agreements exceeds 10 percent of total assets.

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Interest rate on the amount to be repaid to the counterparty to the repurchase agreement when the carrying amount (or market value, if higher than the carrying amount) of securities or other assets sold under the repurchase agreement exceeds 10 percent of total assets.

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Market value of assets sold under agreements to repurchase when the carrying amount (or market value, if higher than the carrying amount) of securities or other assets sold under repurchase agreements exceeds 10 percent of total assets.

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Amount, after the effects of master netting arrangements, of funds outstanding borrowed in the form of a security repurchase agreement between the entity and another party for the sale and repurchase of identical or substantially the same securities at a date certain for a specified price. Includes liabilities not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset.

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