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The amount of the outstanding recorded investment related to financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 40
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 34
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Loans - Troubled Debt Restructuring and Loans Accounted for Under ASC Topic 310-30 Narratives (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) item loan	Jun. 30, 2015 loan	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
TDR's modified within the past year that defaulted on their restructured terms \| item		5
Troubled Debt Restructurings [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
TDR's modified within the past year that defaulted on their restructured terms	1		0
Number of restructured loans \| item		12
Recorded investment	$ 2,700	$ 2,700
Energy Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
TDR's modified within the past year that defaulted on their restructured terms \| loan		1
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Subsequent Default, Recorded Investment		$ 5,800
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Subsequent Default, Recorded Investment		$ 5,800
Commercial Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
TDR's modified within the past year that defaulted on their restructured terms \| loan		2
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Subsequent Default, Recorded Investment		$ 3,900
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Subsequent Default, Recorded Investment		$ 3,900
Residential [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
TDR's modified within the past year that defaulted on their restructured terms \| loan		1
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Subsequent Default, Recorded Investment		$ 100
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Subsequent Default, Recorded Investment		$ 100
Total Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
TDR's modified within the past year that defaulted on their restructured terms \| loan		1
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Subsequent Default, Recorded Investment		$ 200
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Subsequent Default, Recorded Investment		200
Accruing TDR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Recorded investment	5,729	5,729		$ 8,436
Non-Accruing TDR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Troubled Debt Restructuring Nonaccrual Loans	$ 13,051	$ 13,051		$ 17,793