Fair value measurements.

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Intangible Asset, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss

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Percentage of discount factors used to determine fair value.

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of accumulated impairment loss for an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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Fair value of financial and nonfinancial obligations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)
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Reflects the estimated amount of impairment as of the balance sheet date of recognized servicing assets that are being amortized in proportion to and over the period of estimated net servicing income or loss.

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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
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (e)(1)
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Fair Value Measurements (Textual) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015
Fair Value Measurements (Textual) [Abstract]
Impairment of goodwill	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Valuation Allowance on Mortgage Servicing Rights			200
Impairment identified for intangible assets	0
Core deposit intangible assets [Member]
Fair Value Measurements (Textual) [Abstract]
Valuation Allowance on Mortgage Servicing Rights	$ 0
Impairment identified for intangible assets		0	0
Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Measurements (Textual) [Abstract]
Expected life of intangible assets	15 years
Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Measurements (Textual) [Abstract]
Expected life of intangible assets	10 years
Total Impaired Loans [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Measurements (Textual) [Abstract]
Percentage of discount factors used to determine fair value	80.00%
Total Impaired Loans [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Measurements (Textual) [Abstract]
Percentage of discount factors used to determine fair value	70.00%
Other Real Estate and Repossessed Assets [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Measurements (Textual) [Abstract]
Percentage of discount factors used to determine fair value	75.00%
Other Real Estate and Repossessed Assets [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Measurements (Textual) [Abstract]
Percentage of discount factors used to determine fair value	70.00%
Fair Value Measurements Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Measurements (Textual) [Abstract]
Liabilities recorded at fair value	$ 0	0	0
Fair Value Measurements Nonrecurring [Member]
Fair Value Measurements (Textual) [Abstract]
Liabilities recorded at fair value	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0