Loans and Leases - Loan Modification or Refinancing (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Modified, Accumulated		$ 15,434,000
Financing Receivable, Modified, Payment Delay		6 months
Extended Maturity
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Modified, Accumulated		$ 14,773,000
Payment Delay
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Modified, Accumulated		45,000
Term Extension and Interest Rate Reduction
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Modified, Accumulated		3,000
Term Extension and Payment Delay
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Modified, Accumulated		$ 613,000
Extended Maturity
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Finance Receivable, Loan Restructuring and Refinancing, Amortized Balance	$ 5,914,000
Real Estate Mortgage \| Other Residential Real Estate
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Finance Receivable, Loan Restructuring and Refinancing, Percent of Amortized Loan Portfolio Class		0.20%
Financing Receivable, Modified, Accumulated		$ 12,716,000
Real Estate Mortgage \| Other Residential Real Estate \| Extended Maturity
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Finance Receivable, Loan Restructuring and Refinancing, Percent of Amortized Loan Portfolio Class		0.20%
Financing Receivable, Modified, Accumulated		$ 12,716,000
Financing Receivable, Modified, Weighted Average Term Increase from Modification	12 months	7 months
Real Estate Mortgage \| Other Residential Real Estate \| Extended Maturity
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Finance Receivable, Loan Restructuring and Refinancing, Amortized Balance	$ 1,837,000
Finance Receivable, Loan Restructuring and Refinancing, Percent of Amortized Loan Portfolio Class	0.00%
Real Estate Mortgage \| Commercial \| Extended Maturity
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Finance Receivable, Loan Restructuring and Refinancing, Amortized Balance	$ 1,250,000
Finance Receivable, Loan Restructuring and Refinancing, Percent of Amortized Loan Portfolio Class	0.00%
Real Estate Mortgage \| Commercial Collateralized Financing Receivable Loan Type [Domain] \| Extended Maturity
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Modified, Weighted Average Term Increase from Modification	5 months
Consumer Loan
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Finance Receivable, Loan Restructuring and Refinancing, Percent of Amortized Loan Portfolio Class		0.00%
Financing Receivable, Modified, Accumulated		$ 3,000
Consumer Loan \| Extended Maturity
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Finance Receivable, Loan Restructuring and Refinancing, Percent of Amortized Loan Portfolio Class		0.00%
Financing Receivable, Modified, Accumulated		$ 0
Consumer Loan \| Term Extension and Interest Rate Reduction
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Finance Receivable, Loan Restructuring and Refinancing, Percent of Amortized Loan Portfolio Class		0.00%
Financing Receivable, Modified, Accumulated		$ 3,000
Consumer Loan \| Extended Maturity and Interest Rate Reduction
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Modified, Weighted Average Term Increase from Modification		2 years
Financing Receivable, Pre-Modification Interest Rate		9.50%
Financing Receivable, Modified, Weighted Average Interest Rate Decrease from Modification		2.00%

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