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
Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Gross charge-offs, 2024	$ 0	$ 0
Gross charge-offs, 2023	1,214	1,323
Gross charge-offs, 2022	1,051	1,072
Gross charge-offs, 2021	567	348
Gross charge-offs, 2020	171	586
Gross charge-offs, Prior	752	980
Total Loans and Leases	3,755	4,309
Commercial
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Gross charge-offs, 2024	0	0
Gross charge-offs, 2023	282	189
Gross charge-offs, 2022	0	0
Gross charge-offs, 2021	0	0
Gross charge-offs, 2020	0	0
Gross charge-offs, Prior	78	72
Total Loans and Leases	360	261
Commercial \| Commercial and Industrial
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Gross charge-offs, 2024	0	0
Gross charge-offs, 2023	282	189
Gross charge-offs, 2022	0	0
Gross charge-offs, 2021	0	0
Gross charge-offs, 2020	0	0
Gross charge-offs, Prior	78	72
Total Loans and Leases	360	261
Consumer
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Gross charge-offs, 2024	0	0
Gross charge-offs, 2023	932	1,134
Gross charge-offs, 2022	1,051	1,072
Gross charge-offs, 2021	567	348
Gross charge-offs, 2020	171	586
Gross charge-offs, Prior	674	908
Total Loans and Leases	3,395	4,048
Consumer \| Other
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Gross charge-offs, 2024	0	0
Gross charge-offs, 2023	668	820
Gross charge-offs, 2022	653	565
Gross charge-offs, 2021	448	120
Gross charge-offs, 2020	117	395
Gross charge-offs, Prior	426	435
Total Loans and Leases	2,312	2,335
Consumer \| Home Equity
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Gross charge-offs, 2024	0	0
Gross charge-offs, 2023	0	0
Gross charge-offs, 2022	35	0
Gross charge-offs, 2021	0	0
Gross charge-offs, 2020	0	0
Gross charge-offs, Prior	0	50
Total Loans and Leases	35	50
Consumer \| Automobile
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Gross charge-offs, 2024	0	0
Gross charge-offs, 2023	264	314
Gross charge-offs, 2022	363	507
Gross charge-offs, 2021	119	228
Gross charge-offs, 2020	54	191
Gross charge-offs, Prior	248	423
Total Loans and Leases	$ 1,048	$ 1,663

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

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