Loans - Past Due Status (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	$ 8,184	$ 11,126
Current	1,377,387	1,334,921
Total Loans	1,391,011	1,352,406
90+ days past due and accruing	72	145
Additional disclosure for nonaccrual loans
Current, nonaccrual status	2,440	2,860
Nonaccrual loans, 30-59 days past due		115
Nonaccrual loans, 90+ days past due	499	433
PCI
Loans on nonaccrual status
PCI	5,440	6,359
30-59 Days Past Due
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	6,511	9,427
60-89 Days Past Due
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	1,102	1,121
90+ Days Past Due
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	571	578
Real estate - residential mortgage
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	1,320	1,430
Current	212,992	215,395
Total Loans	215,166	218,298
90+ days past due and accruing		145
Real estate - residential mortgage \| PCI
Loans on nonaccrual status
PCI	854	1,473
Real estate - residential mortgage \| 30-59 Days Past Due
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	768	1,100
Real estate - residential mortgage \| 60-89 Days Past Due
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	251	154
Real estate - residential mortgage \| 90+ Days Past Due
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	301	176
Real estate - construction
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Loans	53,845	62,147
Commercial, financial and agricultural
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Loans	721,824	700,215
Equity lines
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	122	52
Current	42,724	48,334
Total Loans	42,881	48,466
90+ days past due and accruing	72
Equity lines \| PCI
Loans on nonaccrual status
PCI	35	80
Equity lines \| 30-59 Days Past Due
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due		52
Equity lines \| 60-89 Days Past Due
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	50
Equity lines \| 90+ Days Past Due
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	72
Consumer
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	6	2
Current	8,118	10,978
Total Loans	8,165	11,028
Consumer \| PCI
Loans on nonaccrual status
PCI	41	48
Consumer \| 30-59 Days Past Due
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	6	2
Consumer finance
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	6,693	9,618
Current	342,437	302,634
Total Loans	349,130	312,252
Consumer finance \| 30-59 Days Past Due
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	5,694	8,249
Consumer finance \| 60-89 Days Past Due
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	801	967
Consumer finance \| 90+ Days Past Due
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	198	402
Construction lending \| Real estate - construction
Loans on nonaccrual status
Current	36,159	49,659
Total Loans	36,159	49,659
Consumer lot lending \| Real estate - construction
Loans on nonaccrual status
Current	17,686	12,488
Total Loans	17,686	12,488
Commercial real estate lending \| Commercial, financial and agricultural
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	43
Current	495,772	437,145
Total Loans	500,325	441,903
Commercial real estate lending \| Commercial, financial and agricultural \| PCI
Loans on nonaccrual status
PCI	4,510	4,758
Commercial real estate lending \| Commercial, financial and agricultural \| 30-59 Days Past Due
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due	43
Land acquisition and development lending \| Commercial, financial and agricultural
Loans on nonaccrual status
Current	37,242	37,724
Total Loans	37,242	37,724
Builder line lending \| Commercial, financial and agricultural
Loans on nonaccrual status
Current	29,748	18,194
Total Loans	29,748	18,194
Commercial business lending \| Commercial, financial and agricultural
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due		24
Current	154,509	202,370
Total Loans	$ 154,509	202,394
Commercial business lending \| Commercial, financial and agricultural \| 30-59 Days Past Due
Loans on nonaccrual status
Total Past Due		$ 24

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