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Allowance Allocations (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) contract | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) contract | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) contract
Financing Receivable Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized Loan Commitment and Origination fees | $ 7,100,000 |  |  |  | $ 7,089,000 |  |  |  | $ 7,100,000 | $ 7,089,000 | $ 6,100,000 |
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  |  | $ 64,293,000 |  |  |  | $ 60,643,000 | 64,293,000 | 60,643,000 | 61,566,000 |
Charge-offs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,205,000) | (2,597,000) | (6,209,000) |
Recoveries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,652,000 | 1,472,000 | 2,336,000 |
Provision (benefit) | 4,000,000 | $ 0 | $ 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,200,000 | $ 1,075,000 | $ 2,000,000 | 500,000 | 6,000,000 | 4,775,000 | 2,950,000 |
Ending balance | 67,740,000 |  |  |  | 64,293,000 |  |  |  | 67,740,000 | 64,293,000 | 60,643,000 |
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment | 66,760,000 |  |  |  | 63,214,000 |  |  |  | 66,760,000 | 63,214,000 | 59,301,000 |
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment | 980,000 |  |  |  | 1,079,000 |  |  |  | 980,000 | 1,079,000 | 1,342,000 |
Financing receivables ending balance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 8,809,155,000 |  |  |  | 6,838,339,000 |  |  |  | 8,809,155,000 | 6,838,339,000 | 6,269,729,000 |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 49,628,000 |  |  |  | 59,060,000 |  |  |  | 49,628,000 | 59,060,000 | 72,801,000 |
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss | 6,119,185,000 |  |  |  | 4,874,718,000 |  |  |  | 6,119,185,000 | 4,874,718,000 |  |
Total loans | 8,873,639,000 |  |  |  | 6,906,194,000 |  |  |  | $ 8,873,639,000 | $ 6,906,194,000 | $ 6,355,553,000 | [1]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring, Subsequent Default, Number of Contracts | contract |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Commercial and Industrial [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  |  | 15,760,000 |  |  |  | 13,256,000 | $ 15,760,000 | $ 13,256,000 | $ 16,921,000 |
Charge-offs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (244,000) | (355,000) | (3,891,000) |
Recoveries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,131,000 | 182,000 | 615,000 |
Provision (benefit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 947,000 | 2,677,000 | (389,000) |
Ending balance | 17,594,000 |  |  |  | 15,760,000 |  |  |  | 17,594,000 | 15,760,000 | 13,256,000 |
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment | 17,468,000 |  |  |  | 15,753,000 |  |  |  | 17,468,000 | 15,753,000 | 13,246,000 |
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment | 126,000 |  |  |  | 7,000 |  |  |  | 126,000 | 7,000 | 10,000 |
Financing receivables ending balance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 1,370,580,000 |  |  |  | 1,064,800,000 |  |  |  | 1,370,580,000 | 1,064,800,000 | 853,885,000 |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 24,456,000 |  |  |  | 28,829,000 |  |  |  | 24,456,000 | 28,829,000 | 34,643,000 |
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss | 1,395,036,000 |  |  |  | 1,093,629,000 |  |  |  | 1,395,036,000 | 1,093,629,000 |  |
Total loans | 1,395,036,000 |  |  |  | 1,093,629,000 |  |  |  | 1,395,036,000 | 1,093,629,000 | $ 888,528,000 |
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss | 1,395,036,000 |  |  |  | 1,093,629,000 |  |  |  | 1,395,036,000 | 1,093,629,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring, Subsequent Default, Number of Contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 122,000 |
Commercial Real Estate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  |  | 32,370,000 |  |  |  | 31,453,000 | 32,370,000 | 31,453,000 | $ 30,369,000 |
Charge-offs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,614,000) | (82,000) | (39,000) |
Recoveries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 152,000 | 188,000 | 385,000 |
Provision (benefit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,027,000 | 811,000 | 738,000 |
Ending balance | 32,935,000 |  |  |  | 32,370,000 |  |  |  | 32,935,000 | 32,370,000 | 31,453,000 |
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment | 32,887,000 |  |  |  | 32,333,000 |  |  |  | 32,887,000 | 32,333,000 | 31,411,000 |
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment | 48,000 |  |  |  | 37,000 |  |  |  | 48,000 | 37,000 | 42,000 |
Financing receivables ending balance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 3,987,848,000 |  |  |  | 3,235,418,000 |  |  |  | 3,987,848,000 | 3,235,418,000 | 3,093,945,000 |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 8,337,000 |  |  |  | 10,839,000 |  |  |  | 8,337,000 | 10,839,000 | 16,638,000 |
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss | 4,002,359,000 |  |  |  | 3,251,248,000 |  |  |  | 4,002,359,000 | 3,251,248,000 |  |
Total loans | 4,002,359,000 |  |  |  | 3,251,248,000 |  |  |  | 4,002,359,000 | 3,251,248,000 | 3,116,561,000 |
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss | 4,002,359,000 |  |  |  | 3,251,248,000 |  |  |  | 4,002,359,000 | 3,251,248,000 |  |
Construction Loans [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  |  | 5,158,000 |  |  |  | 5,698,000 | 5,158,000 | 5,698,000 | 4,522,000 |
Charge-offs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Recoveries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Provision (benefit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 895,000 | (540,000) | 1,176,000 |
Ending balance | 6,053,000 |  |  |  | 5,158,000 |  |  |  | 6,053,000 | 5,158,000 | 5,698,000 |
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment | 6,053,000 |  |  |  | 5,158,000 |  |  |  | 6,053,000 | 5,158,000 | 5,698,000 |
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |
Financing receivables ending balance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 547,293,000 |  |  |  | 365,165,000 |  |  |  | 547,293,000 | 365,165,000 | 401,797,000 |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss | 547,293,000 |  |  |  | 365,165,000 |  |  |  | 547,293,000 | 365,165,000 |  |
Total loans | 547,293,000 |  |  |  | 365,165,000 |  |  |  | 547,293,000 | 365,165,000 | 401,797,000 |
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss | 547,293,000 |  |  |  | 365,165,000 |  |  |  | 547,293,000 | 365,165,000 |  |
Small Business [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  |  | 1,756,000 |  |  |  | 1,577,000 | 1,756,000 | 1,577,000 | 1,502,000 |
Charge-offs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (509,000) | (372,000) | (302,000) |
Recoveries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 122,000 | 46,000 | 114,000 |
Provision (benefit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 377,000 | 505,000 | 263,000 |
Ending balance | 1,746,000 |  |  |  | 1,756,000 |  |  |  | 1,746,000 | 1,756,000 | 1,577,000 |
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment | 1,738,000 |  |  |  | 1,755,000 |  |  |  | 1,738,000 | 1,755,000 | 1,576,000 |
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment | 8,000 |  |  |  | 1,000 |  |  |  | 8,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
Financing receivables ending balance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 173,960,000 |  |  |  | 164,135,000 |  |  |  | 173,960,000 | 164,135,000 | 131,667,000 |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 537,000 |  |  |  | 541,000 |  |  |  | 537,000 | 541,000 | 703,000 |
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss | 174,497,000 |  |  |  | 164,676,000 |  |  |  | 174,497,000 | 164,676,000 |  |
Total loans | 174,497,000 |  |  |  | 164,676,000 |  |  |  | 174,497,000 | 164,676,000 | 132,370,000 |
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss | 174,497,000 |  |  |  | 164,676,000 |  |  |  | 174,497,000 | 164,676,000 |  |
Residential Real Estate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  |  | 3,219,000 |  |  |  | 2,822,000 | 3,219,000 | 2,822,000 | 2,621,000 |
Charge-offs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | (148,000) | (207,000) |
Recoveries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 142,000 | 12,000 | 31,000 |
Provision (benefit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 79,000 | 533,000 | 377,000 |
Ending balance | 3,440,000 |  |  |  | 3,219,000 |  |  |  | 3,440,000 | 3,219,000 | 2,822,000 |
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment | 2,803,000 |  |  |  | 2,357,000 |  |  |  | 2,803,000 | 2,357,000 | 1,815,000 |
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment | 637,000 |  |  |  | 862,000 |  |  |  | 637,000 | 862,000 | 1,007,000 |
Financing receivables ending balance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 1,571,848,000 |  |  |  | 906,959,000 |  |  |  | 1,571,848,000 | 906,959,000 | 733,809,000 |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 11,228,000 |  |  |  | 12,706,000 |  |  |  | 11,228,000 | 12,706,000 | 13,684,000 |
Total loans | 1,590,569,000 |  |  |  | 923,294,000 |  |  |  | 1,590,569,000 | 923,294,000 | 754,329,000 |
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss | 1,590,569,000 |  |  |  | 923,294,000 |  |  |  | 1,590,569,000 | 923,294,000 |  |
Home Equity [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  |  | 5,608,000 |  |  |  | 5,390,000 | 5,608,000 | 5,390,000 | 5,238,000 |
Charge-offs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (240,000) | (293,000) | (276,000) |
Recoveries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 318,000 | 156,000 | 198,000 |
Provision (benefit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (110,000) | 355,000 | 230,000 |
Ending balance | 5,576,000 |  |  |  | 5,608,000 |  |  |  | 5,576,000 | 5,608,000 | 5,390,000 |
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment | 5,420,000 |  |  |  | 5,444,000 |  |  |  | 5,420,000 | 5,444,000 | 5,125,000 |
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment | 156,000 |  |  |  | 164,000 |  |  |  | 156,000 | 164,000 | 265,000 |
Financing receivables ending balance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 1,127,963,000 |  |  |  | 1,085,961,000 |  |  |  | 1,127,963,000 | 1,085,961,000 | 1,045,053,000 |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 4,948,000 |  |  |  | 5,948,000 |  |  |  | 4,948,000 | 5,948,000 | 6,826,000 |
Total loans | 1,133,798,000 |  |  |  | 1,092,084,000 |  |  |  | 1,133,798,000 | 1,092,084,000 | 1,052,088,000 |
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  |  | $ 422,000 |  |  |  | $ 447,000 | 422,000 | 447,000 | 393,000 |
Charge-offs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,598,000) | (1,347,000) | (1,494,000) |
Recoveries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 787,000 | 888,000 | 993,000 |
Provision (benefit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 785,000 | 434,000 | 555,000 |
Ending balance | 396,000 |  |  |  | 422,000 |  |  |  | 396,000 | 422,000 | 447,000 |
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment | 391,000 |  |  |  | 414,000 |  |  |  | 391,000 | 414,000 | 430,000 |
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment | 5,000 |  |  |  | 8,000 |  |  |  | 5,000 | 8,000 | 17,000 |
Financing receivables ending balance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 29,663,000 |  |  |  | 15,901,000 |  |  |  | 29,663,000 | 15,901,000 | 9,573,000 |
Individually evaluated for impairment | 122,000 |  |  |  | 197,000 |  |  |  | 122,000 | 197,000 | 307,000 |
Total loans | 30,087,000 |  |  |  | 16,098,000 |  |  |  | 30,087,000 | 16,098,000 | 9,880,000 |
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss | 30,087,000 |  |  |  | 16,098,000 |  |  |  | 30,087,000 | 16,098,000 |  |
Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing receivables ending balance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss | 14,856,000 |  |  |  | 8,795,000 |  |  |  | 14,856,000 | 8,795,000 | 13,023,000 |
Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Commercial and Industrial [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing receivables ending balance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Commercial Real Estate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing receivables ending balance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss | 6,174,000 |  |  |  | 4,991,000 |  |  |  | 6,174,000 | 4,991,000 | 5,978,000 |
Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Construction Loans [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing receivables ending balance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Small Business [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing receivables ending balance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Residential Real Estate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing receivables ending balance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss | 7,493,000 |  |  |  | 3,629,000 |  |  |  | 7,493,000 | 3,629,000 | 6,836,000 |
Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Home Equity [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing receivables ending balance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss | 887,000 |  |  |  | 175,000 |  |  |  | 887,000 | 175,000 | 209,000 |
Financial Asset Acquired with Credit Deterioration [Member] | Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing receivables ending balance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss | $ 302,000 |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  | $ 302,000 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
[1] | The amount of net deferred costs on originated loans included in the ending balance was $7.1 million, at December 31, 2019 and 2018 and $6.1 million and at December 31, 2017. Net unamortized discounts on acquired loans not deemed to be PCI included in the ending balance were $21.6 million, $15.2 million and $9.4 million at December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

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