Business Combinations - Schedule of Loans Acquired with Deteriorating Credit Quality (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Apr. 02, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of purchased credit impaired loans	$ 3,000	$ 3,900
Alaska Pacific Bank
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contractually required principal payments		7,553
Nonaccretable difference		(3,654)
Fair value of purchased credit impaired loans		$ 3,899

Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Acquired During Period, at Acquisition,Purchase Adjustment of Credit, Interest Rate, Liquidity and Nonaccretable Difference

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Fair value at acquisition of acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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Amount of contractually required payments receivable at acquisition of acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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