Fair Value (Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Assets:
Loans Held-for-Sale	$ 5,226	$ 8,600
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Assets:
Securities	1,596,832	1,761,669
Loans Held-for-Sale	5,226	8,600
Derivative Assets	7,458	9,899
Derivative Liabilities	7,467	9,749
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Assets:
Securities	0	64,119
Loans Held-for-Sale	0	0
Derivative Assets	0	0
Derivative Liabilities	0	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Assets:
Securities	1,595,773	1,696,561
Loans Held-for-Sale	5,226	8,600
Derivative Assets	7,458	9,899
Derivative Liabilities	7,467	9,749
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Assets:
Securities	1,059	989
Loans Held-for-Sale	0	0
Derivative Assets	0	0
Derivative Liabilities	0	0
U.S. Treasury \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Assets:
Securities	0	64,119
U.S. Treasury \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Assets:
Securities	0	64,119
U.S. Treasury \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Assets:
Securities	0	0
U.S. Treasury \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Assets:
Securities	0	0
Obligations of State and Political Subdivisions \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Assets:
Securities	768,875	777,852
Obligations of State and Political Subdivisions \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Assets:
Securities	0	0
Obligations of State and Political Subdivisions \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Assets:
Securities	768,800	777,769
Obligations of State and Political Subdivisions \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Assets:
Securities	75	83
MBS/CMO \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Assets:
Securities	645,040	714,681
MBS/CMO \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Assets:
Securities	0	0
MBS/CMO \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Assets:
Securities	644,056	713,775
MBS/CMO \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Assets:
Securities	984	906
US Gov’t Sponsored Entities & Agencies \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Assets:
Securities	182,917	205,017
US Gov’t Sponsored Entities & Agencies \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Assets:
Securities	0	0
US Gov’t Sponsored Entities & Agencies \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Assets:
Securities	182,917	205,017
US Gov’t Sponsored Entities & Agencies \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Assets:
Securities	$ 0	$ 0

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