Loans and Leases and the Allowance for Credit Losses - Schedule of Financial Effect of Loan Modifications to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023
Commercial \| Commercial and Industrial
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Payment Deferral	$ 0	$ 1,159
Commercial \| Commercial and Industrial \| Months of Term Extension
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Months of Term Extension	31 months	6 months
Commercial \| Commercial and Industrial \| Weighted-Average \| Interest Rate Reduction
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Interest Rate Reduction	0.00%	0.00%
Commercial \| Commercial Mortgage
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Payment Deferral	$ 0	$ 0
Commercial \| Commercial Mortgage \| Months of Term Extension
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Months of Term Extension	0 months	0 months
Commercial \| Commercial Mortgage \| Weighted-Average \| Interest Rate Reduction
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Interest Rate Reduction	2.50%	2.50%
Consumer \| Other
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Payment Deferral	$ 0	$ 0
Consumer \| Other \| Months of Term Extension
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Months of Term Extension	23 months	22 months
Consumer \| Other \| Weighted-Average \| Interest Rate Reduction
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Interest Rate Reduction	0.00%	0.00%
Consumer \| Residential Mortgage
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Payment Deferral	$ 5	$ 5
Consumer \| Residential Mortgage \| Months of Term Extension
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Months of Term Extension	0 months	58 months
Consumer \| Residential Mortgage \| Weighted-Average \| Interest Rate Reduction
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Interest Rate Reduction	0.00%	0.00%
Consumer \| Home Equity
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Payment Deferral	$ 0	$ 0
Consumer \| Home Equity \| Months of Term Extension
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Months of Term Extension		60 months
Consumer \| Home Equity \| Weighted-Average \| Interest Rate Reduction
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Interest Rate Reduction	0.00%	0.00%
Consumer \| Automobile
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Payment Deferral	$ 0	$ 0
Consumer \| Automobile \| Months of Term Extension
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Months of Term Extension	22 months	23 months
Consumer \| Automobile \| Weighted-Average \| Interest Rate Reduction
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Interest Rate Reduction	0.00%	0.00%

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