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Allowance for Credit Losses - Schedule of Loans for Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulties Modified (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Post-modification loan balances	$ 8,349	$ 1,202	$ 35,252	$ 14,761	$ 68,860	$ 23,857
Payments in Default
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Post-modification loan balances	1,934	0	16,609	0
Post-modification loan balances, payments in default	6,997	896	17,131	1,708
Commercial
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Post-modification loan balances	4,971	35	22,329	12,732
Commercial \| Payments in Default
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Post-modification loan balances	964	0	15,639	0
Commercial \| Commercial
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Post-modification loan balances					44,455	20,731
Commercial \| Commercial \| Payments in Default
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Post-modification loan balances, payments in default	3,497	11	4,086	123
Commercial real estate \| Construction and development
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Post-modification loan balances			594		594	0
Commercial real estate \| Construction and development \| Payments in Default
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Post-modification loan balances			0
Post-modification loan balances, payments in default	0	0	594	0
Commercial real estate \| Non-construction
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Post-modification loan balances	2,666		11,617		22,345	752
Commercial real estate \| Non-construction \| Payments in Default
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Post-modification loan balances	716		716
Post-modification loan balances, payments in default	3,489	0	12,440	0
Home equity
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Post-modification loan balances					85	0
Home equity \| Payments in Default
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Post-modification loan balances, payments in default	0	0	0	0
Residential real estate
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Post-modification loan balances	701	282	701	1,144	1,370	1,144
Residential real estate \| Payments in Default
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Post-modification loan balances	254	0	254	0
Post-modification loan balances, payments in default	0	0	0	700
Premium finance receivables—property & casualty \| Premium finance receivables—property & casualty
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Post-modification loan balances	11	885	11	885	$ 11	$ 1,230
Premium finance receivables—property & casualty \| Premium finance receivables—property & casualty \| Payments in Default
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Post-modification loan balances	0	0	0	0
Post-modification loan balances, payments in default	$ 11	$ 885	$ 11	$ 885