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Number Of Securities Evaluated For Other Than Temporary Impairment [Line Items]

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Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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This item represents the gross profit realized on the sale of debt or equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities.

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Securities (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Securities (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) security	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Number Of Securities Evaluated For Other Than Temporary Impairment [Line Items]
Securities evaluated for other than temporary impairment	5
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gains \| $	$ 431,000	$ 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Losses \| $	0	0
Held-to-maturity securities sales \| $	0	$ 0
Available-for-sale Securities \| $	$ 54,992		$ 59,655
US Agency Obligations [Member]
Number Of Securities Evaluated For Other Than Temporary Impairment [Line Items]
Securities evaluated for other than temporary impairment	2
Available-for-sale Securities \| $	$ 27,269		32,108
Corporates [Member]
Number Of Securities Evaluated For Other Than Temporary Impairment [Line Items]
Securities evaluated for other than temporary impairment	3
Available-for-sale Securities \| $	$ 3,972		$ 4,097
S&P Rated AAA [Member]
Number Of Securities Evaluated For Other Than Temporary Impairment [Line Items]
Securities evaluated for other than temporary impairment	2
S&P Rated AA [Member]
Number Of Securities Evaluated For Other Than Temporary Impairment [Line Items]
Securities evaluated for other than temporary impairment	1
S&P Rated A [Member]
Number Of Securities Evaluated For Other Than Temporary Impairment [Line Items]
Securities evaluated for other than temporary impairment	1
S&P Rated BBB+ [Member]
Number Of Securities Evaluated For Other Than Temporary Impairment [Line Items]
Securities evaluated for other than temporary impairment	1