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Fair Value (Carrying Amounts and Estimated Fair Value for Financial Instrument Assets and Liabilities) (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Financial assets:
Debt Securities, Held-to-maturity, Fair Value	$ 510,595	$ 506,193
HTM debt securities	544,931	546,583
Servicing Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	4,124	4,412
Servicing Asset at Fair Value, Amount	4,124	4,412	$ 3,310	$ 2,447
Financial liabilities:
Time deposits	634,856	390,463
Short-term Debt, Fair Value	484,849	264,779
Junior subordinated debentures	31,918	31,032
Readily Available Market Prices (Level 1) [Member]
Financial assets:
Debt Securities, Held-to-maturity, Fair Value	0	0
Servicing Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
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Time deposits	0	0
Short-term Debt, Fair Value	0	0
Junior subordinated debentures	0	0
Observable Market Data (Level 2) [Member]
Financial assets:
Debt Securities, Held-to-maturity, Fair Value	510,595	506,193
Servicing Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
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Time deposits	634,856	390,463
Short-term Debt, Fair Value	484,849	264,779
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Company Determined Fair Value (Level 3) [Member]
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Time deposits	0	0
Short-term Debt, Fair Value	0	0
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Carrying Amount [Member]
Financial assets:
HTM debt securities	544,931	546,583
Servicing Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	2,274	2,458
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Time deposits	640,539	399,376
Short-term Debt, Fair Value	485,607	265,176
Junior subordinated debentures	44,331	44,331
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	1,488,248	1,494,707
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Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0	0
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Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0	0
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Loans receivable, net of allowance	1,488,248	1,494,707
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Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	1,753,124	1,691,177
Commercial real estate
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Loans receivable, net of allowance	1,540,327	1,550,379
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Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0	0
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Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0	0
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Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	1,540,327	1,550,379
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Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	1,653,435	1,605,279
Commercial
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Loans receivable, net of allowance	385,585	414,353
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Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0	0
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Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0	0
Commercial \| Company Determined Fair Value (Level 3) [Member]
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	385,585	414,353
Commercial \| Carrying Amount [Member]
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	399,032	424,685
Home equity
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Loans receivable, net of allowance	233,025	237,967
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Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0	0
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Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0	0
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Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	233,025	237,967
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Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	238,124	232,203
Consumer
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Loans receivable, net of allowance	15,279	17,853
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Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0	0
Consumer \| Observable Market Data (Level 2) [Member]
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	0	0
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Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	15,279	17,853
Consumer \| Carrying Amount [Member]
Financial assets:
Loans receivable, net of allowance	17,444	20,087
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Company Determined Fair Value (Level 3) [Member] \| Impaired Loans Specifically Reserved [Member]
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Impaired Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment	$ 4,768	$ 69
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Impaired Loans Specifically Reserved, Measurement Input	7	0.18
Fixed Rate mortgage interest rate lock commitments \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Financial assets:
Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Asset at Fair Value	$ 215	$ 31
Fixed Rate mortgage interest rate lock commitments \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Readily Available Market Prices (Level 1) [Member]
Financial assets:
Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Asset at Fair Value	0	0
Fixed Rate mortgage interest rate lock commitments \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Observable Market Data (Level 2) [Member]
Financial assets:
Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Asset at Fair Value	215	31
Fixed Rate mortgage interest rate lock commitments \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Company Determined Fair Value (Level 3) [Member]
Financial assets:
Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Asset at Fair Value	0	0
Forward delivery commitments \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Financial assets:
Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Asset at Fair Value	51	114
Forward delivery commitments \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Readily Available Market Prices (Level 1) [Member]
Financial assets:
Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Asset at Fair Value	0
Forward delivery commitments \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Observable Market Data (Level 2) [Member]
Financial assets:
Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Asset at Fair Value	51	$ 114
Forward delivery commitments \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Company Determined Fair Value (Level 3) [Member]
Financial assets:
Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Asset at Fair Value	$ 0