Securities - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Securities Pledged
Amortized cost of securities	$ 76.8	$ 97.3
Fair value of pledged securities	77.1	97.1
Repurchase Agreements
Securities Pledged
Amortized cost of securities pledged	12.9	14.9
Securities pledged and available to be sold under repurchase agreements, fair value	13.0	15.0
Derivative
Securities Pledged
Amortized cost of securities pledged	5.6	2.8
Securities pledged and available to be sold under repurchase agreements, fair value	$ 5.7	$ 2.9

Amortized Cost of Securities Pledged to Various Federal Reserve Districts.

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Fair value of financial instrument held by the entity for its own account (proprietary securities) for trading or investment purposes that are carried at fair value and pledged to counterparties as collateral for financing transactions.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 860
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1A
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 860
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
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