Deposit Activities - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Deposits [Abstract]
Deposits	$ 1,264,919	$ 1,179,747
Certificates of deposit	142,800	142,200
CD maturities over next twelve months	$ 91,600	$ 81,900
CD maturities over next twelve months, percent	64.00%	58.00%

Time Deposit Maturities, Next Rolling Twelve Months, Percent of Total Time Deposits

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- Definition

The aggregate of all deposit liabilities held by the entity, including foreign and domestic, interest and noninterest bearing; may include demand deposits, saving deposits, Negotiable Order of Withdrawal (NOW) and time deposits among others.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.12)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878

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- Definition

Amount of interest-bearing domestic certificate of deposit liabilities.

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- Definition

Amount of time deposits maturing in the next rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet. Time deposits include, but are not limited to, certificates of deposits. For interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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