Loans serviced for others that have servicing rights capitalized.

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Amount after amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

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Fair value of an asset representing net future revenue from contractually specified servicing fees, late charges, and other ancillary revenues, in excess of future costs related to servicing arrangements.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 860

-SubTopic 50

-Section 50

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Other Intangible Assets (Carrying and Fair Value of MSRs) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Net carrying value, fair value of MSRs and loans Corporation servicing for others
Total other intangible assets	$ 33,080us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	$ 13,424us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Loans serviced for others that have servicing rights capitalized	2,093,140	886,730
Mortgage servicing rights [Member]
Net carrying value, fair value of MSRs and loans Corporation servicing for others
Total other intangible assets	12,217	3,423	3,478	3,593
Fair value of MSRs	14,979	6,878
Originated Portfolio [Member]
Net carrying value, fair value of MSRs and loans Corporation servicing for others
Loans serviced for others that have servicing rights capitalized	$ 881,000