Consolidated Statements Of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Interest Income
Interest and fees on loans	$ 10,871	$ 10,342
Interest on investment securities available for sale	730	659
Interest on investment securities held to maturity	23	29
Interest on deposits in other banks	49	62
Total Interest Income	11,673	11,092
Interest Expense
Interest expense on deposits, borrowings and junior subordinated debentures	440	530
Net Interest Income	11,233	10,562
Provision for loan losses	0	150
Net Interest Income After Provision for Loan Losses	11,233	10,412
Other Operating Income
Employee benefit plan income	876	569
Electronic banking income	500	504
Purchased receivable income	481	702
Service charges on deposit accounts	476	525
Gain on sale of securities	97	218
Equity in earnings (loss) from RML	(131)	242
Other income	435	379
Total Other Operating Income	2,734	3,139
Other Operating Expense
Salaries and other personnel expense	5,920	5,735
Occupancy expense	877	888
Professional and outside services	724	349
Marketing expense	614	447
Amortization of low income housing tax investments	342	245
Equipment expense	298	278
Software expense	260	265
Internet banking expense	200	184
Insurance expense	185	144
Intangible asset amortization expense	52	58
OREO (income) expense, net rental income and gains on sale	(238)	(6)
Other operating expense	1,075	1,110
Total Other Operating Expense	10,309	9,697
Income Before Provision for Income Taxes	3,658	3,854
Provision for income taxes	955	1,090
Net Income	2,703	2,764
Less: Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest	45	90
Net Income Attributable to Northrim BanCorp	$ 2,658	$ 2,674
Earnings Per Share, Basic (USD per share)	$ 0.41	$ 0.41
Earnings per share, diluted (USD per share)	$ 0.40	$ 0.41
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding, Basic (shares)	6,537,652	6,512,455
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding, Diluted (shares)	6,629,330	6,590,807