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, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Gross charge-offs, 2024			$ 1,111	$ 1,294
Gross charge-offs, 2023			3,178	3,261
Gross charge-offs, 2022			3,303	2,424
Gross charge-offs, 2021			3,615	881
Gross charge-offs, 2020			553	1,575
Gross charge-offs, Prior			2,161	2,002
Total Loans and Leases	$ 5,336	$ 3,617	13,921	11,437
Commercial
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Gross charge-offs, 2024			231	347
Gross charge-offs, 2023			282	188
Gross charge-offs, 2022			0	0
Gross charge-offs, 2021			1,438	84
Gross charge-offs, 2020			128	0
Gross charge-offs, Prior			177	139
Total Loans and Leases	1,021	294	2,256	758
Commercial \| Commercial and Industrial
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Gross charge-offs, 2024			231	347
Gross charge-offs, 2023			282	188
Gross charge-offs, 2022			0	0
Gross charge-offs, 2021			1,438	84
Gross charge-offs, 2020			128	0
Gross charge-offs, Prior			177	139
Total Loans and Leases			2,256	758
Consumer
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Gross charge-offs, 2024			880	947
Gross charge-offs, 2023			2,896	3,073
Gross charge-offs, 2022			3,303	2,424
Gross charge-offs, 2021			2,177	797
Gross charge-offs, 2020			425	1,575
Gross charge-offs, Prior			1,984	1,863
Total Loans and Leases	$ 4,315	$ 3,323	11,665	10,679
Consumer \| Other
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Gross charge-offs, 2024			796	813
Gross charge-offs, 2023			1,604	1,844
Gross charge-offs, 2022			2,227	1,371
Gross charge-offs, 2021			1,390	316
Gross charge-offs, 2020			246	952
Gross charge-offs, Prior			1,198	1,000
Total Loans and Leases			7,461	6,296
Consumer \| Residential Mortgage
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Gross charge-offs, 2024			0	0
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, Prior			48	6
Total Loans and Leases			48	6
Consumer \| Home Equity
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Gross charge-offs, 2024			0	0
Gross charge-offs, 2023			150	0
Gross charge-offs, 2022			160	0
Gross charge-offs, 2021			0	0
Gross charge-offs, 2020			0	13
Gross charge-offs, Prior			52	55
Total Loans and Leases			362	68
Consumer \| Automobile
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Gross charge-offs, 2024			84	134
Gross charge-offs, 2023			1,142	1,229
Gross charge-offs, 2022			916	1,053
Gross charge-offs, 2021			787	481
Gross charge-offs, 2020			179	610
Gross charge-offs, Prior			686	802
Total Loans and Leases			$ 3,794	$ 4,309

Amount, excluding accrued interest, of decrease in allowance for credit loss on financing receivable from writeoff. Excludes net investment in lease.

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