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Allowance for Credit Losses - Loan Portfolio (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance			$ 40,518	$ 40,157
Provision charged to operations	$ 2,100	$ 1,200	5,451	1,402
Loans charged off			(9,562)
Recoveries of loans previously charged off			3,350
Ending balance	40,248	40,880	40,248	40,880
Impact of ASC 326 \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance			491
Impact of ASC 326 \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 \| Non-PCD loans
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance			(113)
Impact of ASC 326 \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 \| PCD loans
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance			604
Commercial
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance			11,219
Provision charged to operations			839
Loans charged off			(16)
Recoveries of loans previously charged off			144
Ending balance	12,164		12,164
Commercial \| Impact of ASC 326 \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance			(22)
Commercial \| Impact of ASC 326 \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 \| Non-PCD loans
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance			(617)
Commercial \| Impact of ASC 326 \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 \| PCD loans
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance			595
Consumer
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance			3,330
Provision charged to operations			362
Loans charged off			(240)
Recoveries of loans previously charged off			136
Ending balance	3,695		3,695
Consumer \| Impact of ASC 326 \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance			107
Consumer \| Impact of ASC 326 \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 \| Non-PCD loans
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance			98
Consumer \| Impact of ASC 326 \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 \| PCD loans
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance			9
Consumer finance
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance			25,969	24,791
Provision charged to operations			4,250
Loans charged off			(9,306)
Recoveries of loans previously charged off			3,070
Ending balance	$ 24,389	$ 26,262	24,389	$ 26,262
Consumer finance \| Impact of ASC 326 \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance			406
Consumer finance \| Impact of ASC 326 \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 \| Non-PCD loans
Allowance for credit losses activity by loan portfolio
Beginning balance			$ 406