Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans - Summary of Changes in Loan Allowance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Period Increase (Decrease)	$ (2,000)
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Period Increase (Decrease), Percent	(4.80%)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	$ (355)	$ (187)
Schedule of changes in allowance for loan losses
Beginning Balance	42,361	70,185
Recoveries	(849)	(362)
(Reversal of) Provision for Credit Losses	(2,522)	(6,135)
Ending Balance	40,333	64,225
Allowance for Loan and Lease Loss, Recovery of Bad Debts	849	362
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Write-offs	(355)	(187)
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	(199)	(1)
Schedule of changes in allowance for loan losses
Beginning Balance	33,049	49,608
Recoveries	(272)	(207)
(Reversal of) Provision for Credit Losses	(1,190)	(4,610)
Ending Balance	31,932	45,204
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	(163)	(1)
Schedule of changes in allowance for loan losses
Beginning Balance	17,777	30,010
Recoveries	(272)	(205)
(Reversal of) Provision for Credit Losses	(2,621)	(8,444)
Ending Balance	15,265	21,770
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Owner Occupied Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	(36)	0
Schedule of changes in allowance for loan losses
Beginning Balance	6,411	9,486
Recoveries	0	(2)
(Reversal of) Provision for Credit Losses	710	976
Ending Balance	7,085	10,464
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Non Owner Occupied Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	0	0
Schedule of changes in allowance for loan losses
Beginning Balance	8,861	10,112
Recoveries	0	0
(Reversal of) Provision for Credit Losses	721	2,858
Ending Balance	9,582	12,970
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	(30)	0
Schedule of changes in allowance for loan losses
Beginning Balance	1,409	1,591
Recoveries	(3)	0
(Reversal of) Provision for Credit Losses	421	(189)
Ending Balance	1,803	1,402
Real Estate Construction and Land Development
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	0	(1)
Schedule of changes in allowance for loan losses
Beginning Balance	5,276	13,092
Recoveries	(8)	(16)
(Reversal of) Provision for Credit Losses	(985)	164
Ending Balance	4,299	13,271
Real Estate Construction and Land Development \| One-to-four Family Real Estate Construction
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	0	0
Schedule of changes in allowance for loan losses
Beginning Balance	1,304	1,951
Recoveries	(8)	(16)
(Reversal of) Provision for Credit Losses	(188)	81
Ending Balance	1,124	2,048
Real Estate Construction and Land Development \| Five or More Family Residential and Commercial Properties [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	0	(1)
Schedule of changes in allowance for loan losses
Beginning Balance	3,972	11,141
Recoveries	0	0
(Reversal of) Provision for Credit Losses	(797)	83
Ending Balance	3,175	11,223
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	(126)	(185)
Schedule of changes in allowance for loan losses
Beginning Balance	2,627	5,894
Recoveries	(566)	(139)
(Reversal of) Provision for Credit Losses	(768)	(1,500)
Ending Balance	$ 2,299	$ 4,348

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