Servicing - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) Loan Strata	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) Loan Strata
Customer Securities for which Entity has Right to Sell or Repledge (Including Securities Sold or Repledged) [Line Items]
Valuation Allowance	$ 7		$ 7
1-4 Family Real Estate Loans [Member]
Customer Securities for which Entity has Right to Sell or Repledge (Including Securities Sold or Repledged) [Line Items]
Loans serviced for others unpaid principal amount	363,400	$ 366,900	367,800
Capitalized service right assets included in other assets	3,500		3,500
Fair value of the capitalized servicing rights	$ 5,300	$ 5,600	$ 5,500
Prepayment rate	6.10%	5.70%	6.30%
Number of strata which included loan \| Strata	2
Number of loans \| Loan	3,694
Discount yield	6.11%
Valuation Allowance	$ 2
Agricultural Real Estate Loans [Member]
Customer Securities for which Entity has Right to Sell or Repledge (Including Securities Sold or Repledged) [Line Items]
Loans serviced for others unpaid principal amount	138,500	$ 137,200	$ 135,800
Capitalized service right assets included in other assets	2,000		2,200
Fair value of the capitalized servicing rights	$ 2,600	$ 2,300	$ 2,200
Number of strata which included loan \| Strata			11
Number of loans \| Loan			588
Discount yield			9.17%
Valuation Allowance			$ 5
Two 1-4 Family Real Estate Strata [Member]
Customer Securities for which Entity has Right to Sell or Repledge (Including Securities Sold or Repledged) [Line Items]
Number of loans \| Loan	91
Eleven Agricultural Real Estate Strata [Member]
Customer Securities for which Entity has Right to Sell or Repledge (Including Securities Sold or Repledged) [Line Items]
Number of loans \| Loan			38

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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