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Loans and Allowance - Credit Quality of Loan Portfolio by Loan Class (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | $ 8,459,310 | $ 7,224,467
Commercial and industrial loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 2,109,879 | 1,726,664
Agricultural production financing and other loans to farmers |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 93,861 | 92,404
Construction |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 787,568 | 545,729
Commercial and farmland |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 3,052,698 | 2,832,102
Residential |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 1,143,217 | 966,421
Home equity |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 588,984 | 528,157
Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 135,989 | 99,788
Public finance and other commercial loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 547,114 | 433,202
Commercial Pass |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 6,447,193 | 5,528,751
Commercial Pass | Commercial and industrial loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 1,956,985 | 1,660,879
Commercial Pass | Agricultural production financing and other loans to farmers |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 78,558 | 78,446
Commercial Pass | Construction |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 749,249 | 492,358
Commercial Pass | Commercial and farmland |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 2,894,366 | 2,669,491
Commercial Pass | Residential |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 196,710 | 170,075
Commercial Pass | Home equity |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 24,211 | 24,653
Commercial Pass | Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 0 | 0
Commercial Pass | Public finance and other commercial loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 547,114 | 432,849
Commercial Special Mention |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 147,328 | 115,342
Commercial Special Mention | Commercial and industrial loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 81,179 | 23,246
Commercial Special Mention | Agricultural production financing and other loans to farmers |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 5,626 | 5,966
Commercial Special Mention | Construction |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 1,613 | 2,185
Commercial Special Mention | Commercial and farmland |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 57,776 | 76,037
Commercial Special Mention | Residential |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 877 | 7,373
Commercial Special Mention | Home equity |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 257 | 535
Commercial Special Mention | Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 0 | 0
Commercial Special Mention | Public finance and other commercial loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 0 | 0
Commercial Substandard |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 190,358 | 161,929
Commercial Substandard | Commercial and industrial loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 71,715 | 42,539
Commercial Substandard | Agricultural production financing and other loans to farmers |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 9,677 | 7,992
Commercial Substandard | Construction |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 1,634 | 24,224
Commercial Substandard | Commercial and farmland |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 98,575 | 84,288
Commercial Substandard | Residential |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 8,075 | 2,076
Commercial Substandard | Home equity |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 682 | 457
Commercial Substandard | Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 0 | 0
Commercial Substandard | Public finance and other commercial loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 0 | 353
Commercial Doubtful |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 0 | 0
Commercial Doubtful | Commercial and industrial loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 0 | 0
Commercial Doubtful | Agricultural production financing and other loans to farmers |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 0 | 0
Commercial Doubtful | Construction |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 0 | 0
Commercial Doubtful | Commercial and farmland |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 0 | 0
Commercial Doubtful | Residential |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 0 | 0
Commercial Doubtful | Home equity |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 0 | 0
Commercial Doubtful | Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 0 | 0
Commercial Doubtful | Public finance and other commercial loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 0 | 0
Commercial Loss |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 0 | 0
Commercial Loss | Commercial and industrial loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 0 | 0
Commercial Loss | Agricultural production financing and other loans to farmers |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 0 | 0
Commercial Loss | Construction |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 0 | 0
Commercial Loss | Commercial and farmland |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 0 | 0
Commercial Loss | Residential |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 0 | 0
Commercial Loss | Home equity |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 0 | 0
Commercial Loss | Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 0 | 0
Commercial Loss | Public finance and other commercial loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 0 | 0
Consumer Performing |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 1,668,247 | 1,410,521
Consumer Performing | Commercial and industrial loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 0 | 0
Consumer Performing | Agricultural production financing and other loans to farmers |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 0 | 0
Consumer Performing | Construction |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 35,072 | 25,419
Consumer Performing | Commercial and farmland |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 1,981 | 2,285
Consumer Performing | Residential |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 932,743 | 782,080
Consumer Performing | Home equity |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 562,507 | 500,996
Consumer Performing | Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 135,944 | 99,741
Consumer Performing | Public finance and other commercial loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 0 | 0
Consumer Non Performing |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 6,184 | 7,924
Consumer Non Performing | Commercial and industrial loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 0 | 0
Consumer Non Performing | Agricultural production financing and other loans to farmers |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 0 | 0
Consumer Non Performing | Construction |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 0 | 1,543
Consumer Non Performing | Commercial and farmland |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 0 | 1
Consumer Non Performing | Residential |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 4,812 | 4,817
Consumer Non Performing | Home equity |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 1,327 | 1,516
Consumer Non Performing | Individuals' loans for household and other personal expenditures |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | 45 | 47
Consumer Non Performing | Public finance and other commercial loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Loans | $ 0 | $ 0

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