Loans - Other (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Loans and Leases Receivable, Other Information [Abstract]
Net deferred loan origination fees and unamortized premium and discount	$ 18,300	$ 19,800
Non-accretable discount on acquired credit impaired loans	13,400	13,400
Accrued interest receivable on loans	7,800	7,300
Consumer and other [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Other Information [Abstract]
Deposit Liabilities Reclassified as Loans Receivable	$ 56	$ 560
Reserved Based Energy Loans [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Other Information [Abstract]
Percentage of total funded loans	3.50%	4.20%
Loans	$ 41,400
Energy Related Service Industry Loans [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Other Information [Abstract]
Percentage of total funded loans	5.30%	5.20%
Loans	$ 766,000

Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of interest earned but not received on loans.

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- Definition

Loans outstanding representing the percentage of total funded loans.

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The amount of the loan's contractually required payments receivable in excess of the amount of its cash flows expected to be collected. This relates to loans with deteriorating of credit quality since origination that were acquired by completion of a transfer for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable.

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- Definition

Amount of deposits held by the entity that have been reclassified as loan balances receivable, for example, but not limited to, overdrafts receivable.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 405
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=50488274&loc=d3e64164-112818

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- Definition

Amount of investment in impaired financing receivables for which there is a related allowance for credit losses.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 14A
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49124121&loc=SL6953550-111524

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Amount of deferred fees paid by borrowers and unamortized costs incurred to originate loans and leases, unamortized loan commitments and loan syndication fees, and premiums over or discounts from face amounts of loans that are being amortized into income as an adjustment to yield. Excludes amounts for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6378536&loc=d3e10092-111533

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