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Disclosures About Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities - Fair Value Measurements of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Jun. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | $ 1,890,593 | $ 1,790,025
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 0 | 0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 1,888,093 | 1,787,132
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 2,500 | 2,893
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Interest rate swap liability | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Interest rate swap liability | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Interest rate swap liability | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Interest rate swap liability | 87,205 | 29,299
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Interest rate swap liability | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Interest rate swap liability | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value | Interest rate swap liability |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Interest rate swap liability | 87,205 | 29,299
U.S. Treasury |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 600 |
U.S. Treasury | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 0 |
U.S. Treasury | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 600 |
U.S. Treasury | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 0 |
U.S. Treasury | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 600 |
U.S. Government-sponsored agency securities |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 2,453 | 38,875
U.S. Government-sponsored agency securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 0 | 0
U.S. Government-sponsored agency securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 2,453 | 38,875
U.S. Government-sponsored agency securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 0 | 0
U.S. Government-sponsored agency securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 2,453 | 38,875
State and municipal |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 1,094,218 | 899,796
State and municipal | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 0 | 0
State and municipal | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 1,091,753 | 896,938
State and municipal | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 2,465 | 2,858
State and municipal | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 1,094,218 | 899,796
U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 790,234 | 851,323
U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 0 | 0
U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 790,230 | 851,319
U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 4 | 4
U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 790,234 | 851,323
Corporate obligations |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 3,088 | 31
Corporate obligations | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 0 | 0
Corporate obligations | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 3,057 | 0
Corporate obligations | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 31 | 31
Corporate obligations | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 3,088 | 31
Interest rate swap asset | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Interest rate swap asset | 0 | 0
Interest rate swap asset | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Interest rate swap asset | 84,658 | 27,855
Interest rate swap asset | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Interest rate swap asset | 0 | 0
Interest rate swap asset | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Interest rate swap asset | $ 84,658 | $ 27,855

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