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Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($) contract loans	Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) contract	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($) contract loans	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) contract	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Mortgage Loans in Process of Foreclosure, Amount	$ 80,000			$ 80,000
Reversal of interest income on nonaccrual loans	40,000		$ 56,000	47,000	$ 68,000
Nonaccrual loans, no allowance	4,600,000			4,600,000		$ 2,700,000
Collateral-dependent loans	11,800,000			11,800,000		38,400,000
Modified in period, amount	355,000		$ 526,000	1,954,000	$ 28,037,000
Accrued interest receivable on our loan portfolio	$ 21,000,000.0			$ 21,000,000.0		$ 19,600,000
Number of Loans \| contract	4		9	9	11
Financing Receivable, Modified, Number Of Loans \| loans	22			22
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Modified, Accumulated	$ 3,700,000			$ 3,700,000
Financing Receivable, Modified, Subsequent Default, Number Of Contracts	6			6
Financing Receivable, Modified, Subsequent Default	$ 1,300,000				$ 0
Amortization Period Extension
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Modified in period, amount	355,000		$ 526,000	$ 1,954,000	28,037,000
Commercial Real Estate Loans
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
General Loan Term				5 years
Loans secured by multi-family properties	641,800,000			$ 641,800,000
Loans secured by farmland	36,800,000			36,800,000
Modified in period, amount					$ 27,501,000
Number of Loans \| contract					1
Commercial Real Estate, Owner Occupied Real Estate	362,400,000			362,400,000
Commercial Real Estate, Non-Owner Occupied Real Estate	1,730,000,000			1,730,000,000
Commercial Real Estate Loans \| Amortization Period Extension
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Financing receivable, modified in prior period, subsequent payment received		$ 27,500,000
Modified in period, amount					$ 27,501,000
Commercial loans
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Modified in period, amount	$ 98,000		$ 326,000	$ 691,000	$ 326,000
Number of Loans \| contract	3		8	7	8
Commercial loans \| Amortization Period Extension
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Modified in period, amount	$ 98,000		$ 326,000	$ 691,000	$ 326,000
1-4 Family Residential Real Estate Loans
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Modified in period, amount	$ 257,000			$ 257,000
Number of Loans \| contract	1			1
1-4 Family Residential Real Estate Loans \| Amortization Period Extension
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Modified in period, amount	$ 257,000			$ 257,000
1-4 Family Residential Real Estate Loans \| Minimum
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
General Loan Term				15 years
1-4 Family Residential Real Estate Loans \| Maximum
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
General Loan Term				30 years
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment, Owner-Occupied Loans
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
General Loan Term				10 years