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Fair Values of Financial Instruments - Fair Value Measurements of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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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 | $ 2,459 | $ 999
Derivative assets | 0 | 0
Interest rate swap liability | 0 | 0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 1,970,763 | 2,338,061
Derivative assets | 93,036 | 41,133
Interest rate swap liability | 92,770 | 41,968
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 3,439 | 5,491
Derivative assets | 0 | 0
Interest rate swap liability | 0 | 0
Recurring |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 93,036 |
Interest rate swap liability | 92,770 |
Recurring | Derivative liabilities |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Interest rate swap liability |  | 41,968
Recurring | U.S. Government-sponsored agency securities |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 101,962 | 95,136
Recurring | U.S. Treasury |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 2,459 | 999
Recurring | State and municipal |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 1,351,760 | 1,576,532
Recurring | U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 508,273 | 667,605
Recurring | Corporate obligations |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 12,207 | 4,279
Recurring | Derivative assets |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets |  | 41,133
Recurring | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 0 |
Interest rate swap liability | 0 |
Recurring | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Derivative liabilities |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Interest rate swap liability |  | 0
Recurring | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | U.S. Government-sponsored agency securities |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 0 | 0
Recurring | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | U.S. Treasury |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 2,459 | 999
Recurring | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | State and municipal |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 0 | 0
Recurring | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 0 | 0
Recurring | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Corporate obligations |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 0 | 0
Recurring | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Derivative assets |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets |  | 0
Recurring | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 93,036 |
Interest rate swap liability | 92,770 |
Recurring | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Derivative liabilities |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Interest rate swap liability |  | 41,968
Recurring | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | U.S. Government-sponsored agency securities |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 101,962 | 95,136
Recurring | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | U.S. Treasury |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 0 | 0
Recurring | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | State and municipal |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 1,348,356 | 1,571,076
Recurring | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 508,269 | 667,601
Recurring | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Corporate obligations |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 12,176 | 4,248
Recurring | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Derivative assets |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets |  | 41,133
Recurring | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets | 0 |
Interest rate swap liability | 0 |
Recurring | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Derivative liabilities |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Interest rate swap liability |  | 0
Recurring | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | U.S. Government-sponsored agency securities |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 0 | 0
Recurring | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | U.S. Treasury |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 0 | 0
Recurring | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | State and municipal |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 3,404 | 5,456
Recurring | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | 4 | 4
Recurring | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Corporate obligations |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Investment securities available for sale | $ 31 | 31
Recurring | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Derivative assets |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Derivative assets |  | $ 0

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