Loans and Leases and the Allowance for Credit Losses - Schedule of Loan Class and Year of Origination, Gross Charge-offs Recorded (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Gross charge-offs, 2023	$ 751		$ 1,294
Gross charge-offs, 2022	868		3,261
Gross charge-offs, 2021	669		2,424
Gross charge-offs, 2020	343		881
Gross charge-offs, 2019	497		1,575
Gross charge-offs, Prior	489		2,002
Total Loans and Leases	3,617	$ 2,865	11,437	$ 10,119
Commercial
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Gross charge-offs, 2023	162		347
Gross charge-offs, 2022	0		188
Gross charge-offs, 2021	0		0
Gross charge-offs, 2020	84		84
Gross charge-offs, 2019	0		0
Gross charge-offs, Prior	48		139
Total Loans and Leases	294	147	758	729
Commercial \| Commercial and Industrial
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Gross charge-offs, 2023	162		347
Gross charge-offs, 2022			188
Gross charge-offs, 2021	0		0
Gross charge-offs, 2020	84		84
Gross charge-offs, 2019	0		0
Gross charge-offs, Prior	48		139
Total Loans and Leases	294		758
Consumer
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Gross charge-offs, 2023	589		947
Gross charge-offs, 2022	868		3,073
Gross charge-offs, 2021	669		2,424
Gross charge-offs, 2020	259		797
Gross charge-offs, 2019	497		1,575
Gross charge-offs, Prior	441		1,863
Total Loans and Leases	3,323	$ 2,718	10,679	$ 9,390
Consumer \| Other
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Gross charge-offs, 2023	455		813
Gross charge-offs, 2022	510		1,844
Gross charge-offs, 2021	360		1,371
Gross charge-offs, 2020	114		316
Gross charge-offs, 2019	238		952
Gross charge-offs, Prior	280		1,000
Total Loans and Leases	1,957		6,296
Consumer \| Residential Mortgage
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Gross charge-offs, 2023	0		0
Gross charge-offs, 2022	0		0
Gross charge-offs, 2021	0		0
Gross charge-offs, 2020	0		0
Gross charge-offs, 2019	0		0
Gross charge-offs, Prior	0		6
Total Loans and Leases	0		6
Consumer \| Home Equity
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Gross charge-offs, 2023	0		0
Gross charge-offs, 2022	0		0
Gross charge-offs, 2021	0		0
Gross charge-offs, 2020	0		0
Gross charge-offs, 2019	13		13
Gross charge-offs, Prior	0		55
Total Loans and Leases	13		68
Consumer \| Automobile
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Gross charge-offs, 2023	134		134
Gross charge-offs, 2022	358		1,229
Gross charge-offs, 2021	309		1,053
Gross charge-offs, 2020	145		481
Gross charge-offs, 2019	246		610
Gross charge-offs, Prior	161		802
Total Loans and Leases	$ 1,353		$ 4,309

Amount of writeoff of financing receivable, charged against allowance for credit loss.

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