Fair Value (Summary of Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Financial Assets:
Trading securities	$ 4,428	$ 4,161
Fair Value	1,507,486	1,115,813
Loans Held-for-sale	5,815	41,557
Financial Liabilities:
Trading securities	4,428	4,161
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
Financial Assets:
Fair Value	117,478	127,120
Mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government sponsored enterprises [Member]
Financial Assets:
Fair Value	1,000,257	566,618
Collateralized mortgage obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
Financial Assets:
Fair Value	358,849	410,454
US Government-sponsored Enterprises Debt Securities
Financial Assets:
Fair Value	8,344
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Financial Assets:
Trading securities	4,428	4,161
Loans Held-for-sale	5,815	41,557
Financial Liabilities:
Trading securities	4,428	4,161
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Obligations of states and political subdivisions
Financial Assets:
Fair Value	117,478	127,120
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government sponsored enterprises [Member]
Financial Assets:
Fair Value	1,000,257	566,618
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Collateralized mortgage obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
Financial Assets:
Fair Value	358,849	410,454
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Corporate Bond Securities [Member]
Financial Assets:
Fair Value	22,558	11,621
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| US Government-sponsored Enterprises Debt Securities
Financial Assets:
Fair Value	8,344
Readily Available Market Prices (Level 1) [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Financial Assets:
Trading securities	4,428	4,161
Loans Held-for-sale	0	0
Financial Liabilities:
Trading securities	4,428	4,161
Readily Available Market Prices (Level 1) [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Collateralized mortgage obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
Financial Assets:
Fair Value		0
Readily Available Market Prices (Level 1) [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Corporate Bond Securities [Member]
Financial Assets:
Fair Value	0	0
Observable Market Data (Level 2) [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Financial Assets:
Trading securities	0	0
Loans Held-for-sale	5,815	41,557
Financial Liabilities:
Trading securities	0	0
Observable Market Data (Level 2) [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Obligations of states and political subdivisions
Financial Assets:
Fair Value	117,478	127,120
Observable Market Data (Level 2) [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government sponsored enterprises [Member]
Financial Assets:
Fair Value	1,000,257	566,618
Observable Market Data (Level 2) [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Collateralized mortgage obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
Financial Assets:
Fair Value	358,849	410,454
Observable Market Data (Level 2) [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Corporate Bond Securities [Member]
Financial Assets:
Fair Value	22,558	11,621
Observable Market Data (Level 2) [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| US Government-sponsored Enterprises Debt Securities
Financial Assets:
Fair Value	8,344
Company Determined Fair Value (Level 3) [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Financial Assets:
Trading securities	0	0
Loans Held-for-sale	0	0
Financial Liabilities:
Trading securities	0	0
Company Determined Fair Value (Level 3) [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Collateralized mortgage obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
Financial Assets:
Fair Value		0
Company Determined Fair Value (Level 3) [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Corporate Bond Securities [Member]
Financial Assets:
Fair Value	0	0
Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Financial Assets:
Customer interest rate swaps	371	608
Financial Liabilities:
Customer interest rate swaps	91	248
Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member] \| Observable Market Data (Level 2) [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Financial Assets:
Customer interest rate swaps	371	608
Financial Liabilities:
Customer interest rate swaps	91	248
Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member] \| Company Determined Fair Value (Level 3) [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Financial Liabilities:
Customer interest rate swaps	0	0
Forward Contracts [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Financial Assets:
Customer interest rate swaps	86	311
Financial Liabilities:
Customer interest rate swaps	6	196
Forward Contracts [Member] \| Observable Market Data (Level 2) [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Financial Assets:
Customer interest rate swaps	86	311
Financial Liabilities:
Customer interest rate swaps	6	196
Customer Loan Swaps [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Financial Assets:
Customer interest rate swaps	19,297	39,627
Financial Liabilities:
Customer interest rate swaps	19,485	39,627
Customer Loan Swaps [Member] \| Observable Market Data (Level 2) [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Financial Assets:
Customer interest rate swaps	19,297	39,627
Financial Liabilities:
Customer interest rate swaps	19,485	39,627
Interest Rate Contract [Member]
Financial Assets:
Fair Value	5,589	5,731
Financial Liabilities:
Junior subordinated debt interest rate swaps	7,872	11,625
Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Financial Assets:
Customer interest rate swaps		5,731
Fair Value	5,589
Financial Liabilities:
Junior subordinated debt interest rate swaps	7,872	11,625
Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| Observable Market Data (Level 2) [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Financial Assets:
Customer interest rate swaps		5,731
Fair Value	5,589
Financial Liabilities:
Junior subordinated debt interest rate swaps	$ 7,872	$ 11,625

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