Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Period Increase (Decrease), Percent

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of increase (decrease) of allowance reserve for credit loss.

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Amount excluding accrued interest, of allowance for credit loss on financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 326
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
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Amount, excluding accrued interest, of increase in allowance for credit loss on financing receivable from recovery. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 326
-SubTopic 20
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-Section 50
-Paragraph 13
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-Publisher FASB
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Amount, excluding accrued interest, of decrease in allowance for credit loss on financing receivable from writeoff. Excludes net investment in lease.

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-SubTopic 20
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-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
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Amount, excluding accrued interest, of credit loss expense (reversal of expense) on financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans - Summary of Changes in Loan Allowance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Period Increase (Decrease)			$ 3,400
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Period Increase (Decrease), Percent			8.00%
Schedule of changes in allowance for loan losses
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	$ 46,408	$ 39,696	$ 46,408	$ 39,696	$ 44,469	$ 42,986	$ 40,333	$ 42,361
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	144	249	458	604
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	95	261	179	1,110
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal)	(1,988)	649	(3,701)	3,171
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Schedule of changes in allowance for loan losses
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	31,273	31,707	31,273	31,707	29,937	30,718	31,932	33,049
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	0	117	161	316
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	38	149	89	421
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal)	(1,298)	257	(627)	1,447
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Schedule of changes in allowance for loan losses
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	13,288	14,033	13,288	14,033	13,566	13,962	15,265	17,777
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	0	117	161	280
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	38	149	89	421
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal)	316	1,264	602	3,885
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Owner Occupied Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Schedule of changes in allowance for loan losses
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	8,503	8,162	8,503	8,162	7,525	7,480	7,085	6,411
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	0	0	0	36
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0	0	0	0
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal)	(978)	(1,077)	(1,023)	(1,787)
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Non Owner Occupied Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Schedule of changes in allowance for loan losses
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	9,482	9,512	9,482	9,512	8,846	9,276	9,582	8,861
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	0	0	0	0
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0	0	0	0
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal)	(636)	70	(206)	(651)
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member]
Schedule of changes in allowance for loan losses
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	2,865	2,137	2,865	2,137	2,902	2,872	1,803	1,409
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	0	0	0	30
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0	0	0	3
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal)	37	(334)	7	(755)
Real Estate Construction and Land Development
Schedule of changes in allowance for loan losses
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	9,685	3,284	9,685	3,284	8,985	7,063	4,299	5,276
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	0	0	0	0
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0	59	0	67
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal)	(700)	1,074	(2,622)	2,059
Real Estate Construction and Land Development \| One-to-four Family Real Estate Construction
Schedule of changes in allowance for loan losses
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	1,671	1,081	1,671	1,081	1,542	1,654	1,124	1,304
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	0	0	0	0
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0	6	0	14
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal)	(129)	49	(17)	237
Real Estate Construction and Land Development \| Five or More Family Residential and Commercial Properties [Member]
Schedule of changes in allowance for loan losses
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	8,014	2,203	8,014	2,203	7,443	5,409	3,175	3,972
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	0	0	0	0
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0	53	0	53
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal)	(571)	1,025	(2,605)	1,822
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]
Schedule of changes in allowance for loan losses
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Excluding Accrued Interest	2,585	2,568	2,585	2,568	$ 2,645	$ 2,333	$ 2,299	$ 2,627
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	144	132	297	258
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	57	53	90	619
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal)	$ (27)	$ (348)	$ (459)	$ 420