Allowance for Credit Losses - Activity by Class (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2025
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 25,365	$ 24,871	$ 24,871
Charge offs	(832)	(208)	(1,743)
Recoveries	26	55	188
Credit loss expense (reduction)	650	396	2,049
Ending balance	25,209	25,114	25,365
Commercial \| Real estate owner occupied
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	5,344	5,045	5,045
Charge offs	0	0	(53)
Recoveries	0	0	0
Credit loss expense (reduction)	326	144	352
Ending balance	5,670	5,189	5,344
Commercial \| Real estate non-owner occupied
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	5,820	4,829	4,829
Charge offs	0	0	0
Recoveries	0	0	0
Credit loss expense (reduction)	(440)	41	991
Ending balance	5,380	4,870	5,820
Commercial \| Construction
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	250	944	944
Charge offs	0	0	0
Recoveries	0	0	0
Credit loss expense (reduction)	(44)	(325)	(694)
Ending balance	206	619	250
Commercial \| C&I
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	5,023	5,364	5,364
Charge offs	(673)	(146)	(1,333)
Recoveries	0	26	76
Credit loss expense (reduction)	194	255	916
Ending balance	4,544	5,499	5,023
Commercial \| Multifamily
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	826	1,239	1,239
Charge offs	0	0	0
Recoveries	0	0	0
Credit loss expense (reduction)	544	216	(413)
Ending balance	1,370	1,455	826
Commercial \| Agriculture
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	519	605	605
Charge offs	(90)	0	(27)
Recoveries	0	0	0
Credit loss expense (reduction)	56	(18)	(59)
Ending balance	485	587	519
Municipal
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	193	262	262
Charge offs	0	0	0
Recoveries	0	0	0
Credit loss expense (reduction)	0	(27)	(69)
Ending balance	193	235	193
Residential \| Construction
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	299	474	474
Charge offs	0	0	0
Recoveries	0	0	0
Credit loss expense (reduction)	24	(9)	(175)
Ending balance	323	465	299
Residential \| Term
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	5,949	5,241	5,241
Charge offs	0	(1)	(1)
Recoveries	2	2	7
Credit loss expense (reduction)	(6)	18	702
Ending balance	5,945	5,260	5,949
Home Equity
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	958	686	686
Charge offs	0	0	0
Recoveries	2	2	16
Credit loss expense (reduction)	(36)	63	256
Ending balance	924	751	958
Consumer
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	184	182	182
Charge offs	(69)	(61)	(329)
Recoveries	22	25	89
Credit loss expense (reduction)	32	38	242
Ending balance	$ 169	$ 184	$ 184

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Amount excluding accrued interest, of allowance for credit loss on financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Amount, excluding accrued interest, of increase in allowance for credit loss on financing receivable from recovery. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Amount, excluding accrued interest, of decrease in allowance for credit loss on financing receivable from writeoff. Excludes net investment in lease.

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