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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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Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt.

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Rate at which loans or a loan portfolio are expected to prepay principal balances, used as an input to measure 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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Fair value of financial and nonfinancial obligations.

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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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Fair Value Measurements (Textual) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015
Fair Value Measurements (Textual) [Abstract]
Impairment of goodwill	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Valuation Allowance for Impairment of Recognized Servicing Assets, Balance	400
Impairment identified for intangible assets	0
Core deposit intangible assets [Member]
Fair Value Measurements (Textual) [Abstract]
Valuation Allowance for Impairment of Recognized Servicing Assets, Balance	0
Impairment identified for intangible assets		0	0
Mortgage Servicing Rights [Member]
Fair Value Measurements (Textual) [Abstract]
Valuation Allowance for Impairment of Recognized Servicing Assets, Balance	$ 412	0	0
Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Measurements (Textual) [Abstract]
Expected life of intangible assets	10 years
Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Measurements (Textual) [Abstract]
Expected life of intangible assets	15 years
Impaired Originated Loans [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Measurements (Textual) [Abstract]
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate	20.00%
Impaired Originated Loans [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Measurements (Textual) [Abstract]
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate	30.00%
Total Impaired Loans [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Measurements (Textual) [Abstract]
Percentage of discount factors used to determine fair value	70.00%
Total Impaired Loans [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Measurements (Textual) [Abstract]
Percentage of discount factors used to determine fair value	80.00%
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 Inputs, Discount Rate	25.00%
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%
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate	30.00%
Fair Value Inputs, Prepayment Rate	22.00%
Mortgage Servicing Rights [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Measurements (Textual) [Abstract]
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate	10.00%
Fair Value Inputs, Prepayment Rate	12.00%
Mortgage Servicing Rights [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Measurements (Textual) [Abstract]
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate	11.00%
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