Schedule of loan receivables on basis of impairment method.

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Amount of recovery of loans and lease receivables which had previously been fully or partially written-off as bad debts.

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Amount of loans and leases that have been written off from both loan receivables and allowance reserve for credit loss.

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Amount of expense related to estimated loss from loan and lease transactions.

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Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans - Recorded Investment Disaggregated on Basis of Impairment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Schedule of loan receivables on the basis of impairment method
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Write-offs			$ 1,267	$ 4,694
Allowance for Loan and Lease Loss, Recovery of Bad Debts			1,207	1,816
Provision for credit losses	$ (2,852)	$ 2,320	(21,808)	38,225
Commercial Portfolio Segment
Schedule of loan receivables on the basis of impairment method
Provision for credit losses	(1,246)	4,718	(14,513)	36,068
Commercial Portfolio Segment \| Commercial and Industrial
Schedule of loan receivables on the basis of impairment method
Provision for credit losses	1,531	1,815	(11,317)	22,982
Commercial Portfolio Segment \| Owner Occupied Commercial Real Estate
Schedule of loan receivables on the basis of impairment method
Provision for credit losses	(1,644)	3,027	(2,581)	8,187
Commercial Portfolio Segment \| Non Owner Occupied Commercial Real Estate
Schedule of loan receivables on the basis of impairment method
Provision for credit losses	(1,133)	(124)	(615)	4,899
Residential Portfolio Segment
Schedule of loan receivables on the basis of impairment method
Provision for credit losses	(67)	(398)	(505)	(1,107)
Real Estate Construction and Land Development
Schedule of loan receivables on the basis of impairment method
Provision for credit losses	(1,394)	28	(4,034)	(598)
Real Estate Construction and Land Development \| One-to-four Family Real Estate Construction
Schedule of loan receivables on the basis of impairment method
Provision for credit losses	136	(42)	(199)	(380)
Real Estate Construction and Land Development \| Five or More Family Residential and Commercial Properties
Schedule of loan receivables on the basis of impairment method
Provision for credit losses	(1,530)	70	(3,835)	(218)
Consumer Portfolio Segment
Schedule of loan receivables on the basis of impairment method
Provision for credit losses	$ (145)	$ (2,028)	$ (2,756)	3,862
Unallocated
Schedule of loan receivables on the basis of impairment method
Provision for credit losses				$ 0