Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses - Troubled Debt Restructurings (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) loan borrower	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) contract
Details related to loans identified as Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs):
Specific reserve allocations for TDR's	$ 400	$ 500
Troubled debt restructuring loans	10,400	$ 12,600
Number of Contracts \| contract		2
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 5,200
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 4,836
Acquisition, development and construction
Details related to loans identified as Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs):
Loans defaulted under the restructured terms	$ 5,700
Number of restructured loans \| loan	9
Number of borrowers defaulted \| borrower	7
Total Commercial
Details related to loans identified as Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs):
Number of Contracts \| contract		2
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 5,200
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 4,836
Total Commercial \| Business
Details related to loans identified as Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs):
Number of Contracts \| contract		2
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 5,200
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 4,836
Total Commercial \| Real estate
Details related to loans identified as Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs):
Number of Contracts \| contract		0
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 0
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 0
Residential
Details related to loans identified as Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs):
Number of Contracts \| contract		0
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 0
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		0
Accruing
Details related to loans identified as Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs):
Troubled debt restructuring loans	$ 4,700	$ 4,500
Accruing \| Portfolio Risk \| Troubled Debt Restructured Loans
Details related to loans identified as Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs):
Concentration risk, percentage	45.00%	21.00%
Commercial Borrower One \| Acquisition, development and construction
Details related to loans identified as Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs):
Loans defaulted under the restructured terms	$ 1,900
Commercial Borrower Two \| Restructured Equipment Loan
Details related to loans identified as Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs):
Loans defaulted under the restructured terms	500
Commercial Borrower Three \| Acquisition, development and construction
Details related to loans identified as Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs):
Loans defaulted under the restructured terms	3,100
Commercial Borrowers Four through Seven \| Acquisition, development and construction
Details related to loans identified as Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs):
Loans defaulted under the restructured terms	$ 200

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