Allowance for Loan Losses - Recorded Investment Segregated By Amounts Individually Or Collectively In Allowance For Loan Losses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total financing receivables	$ 971,666	$ 985,399
Balance, end of period: Individually evaluated for impairment	44,373	34,640
Balance, end of period: Collectively evaluated for impairment	927,293	950,759
Commercial
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total financing receivables	337,354	329,534
Balance, end of period: Individually evaluated for impairment	19,578	15,248
Balance, end of period: Collectively evaluated for impairment	317,776	314,286
Real estate construction one-to-four family
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total financing receivables	38,783	44,488
Balance, end of period: Individually evaluated for impairment	3,972	0
Balance, end of period: Collectively evaluated for impairment	34,811	44,488
Real estate construction other
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total financing receivables	57,453	74,931
Balance, end of period: Individually evaluated for impairment	1,912	0
Balance, end of period: Collectively evaluated for impairment	55,541	74,931
Real estate term owner occupied
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total financing receivables	153,264	128,763
Balance, end of period: Individually evaluated for impairment	16,516	17,229
Balance, end of period: Collectively evaluated for impairment	136,748	111,534
Real estate term non-owner occupied
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total financing receivables	291,600	314,069
Balance, end of period: Individually evaluated for impairment	673	825
Balance, end of period: Collectively evaluated for impairment	290,927	313,244
Real estate term other
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total financing receivables	39,078	38,029
Balance, end of period: Individually evaluated for impairment	739	790
Balance, end of period: Collectively evaluated for impairment	38,339	37,239
Consumer secured by 1st deeds of trust
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total financing receivables	27,031	26,673
Balance, end of period: Individually evaluated for impairment	983	548
Balance, end of period: Collectively evaluated for impairment	26,048	26,125
Consumer other
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total financing receivables	27,103	28,912
Balance, end of period: Individually evaluated for impairment	0	0
Balance, end of period: Collectively evaluated for impairment	$ 27,103	$ 28,912

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The balance of financing receivables that were collectively evaluated for impairment.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
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Net amount of the investment in a contractual right to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates that is recognized as an asset in the creditor's statement of financial position. Examples include, but are not limited to, credit card receivables, notes receivable and receivables relating to lessor's rights to payments from leases other than operating leases that have been recorded as assets. Excludes trade accounts receivable with contractual maturity of one year or less and arose from the sale of goods or services.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
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