Junior Subordinated Interest Deferrable Debentures (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013 item	Dec. 31, 2012
Junior Subordinated Interest Deferrable Debentures
Number of statutory business trusts issuing trust preferred securities	7
Junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures	$ 190,726,000	$ 190,726,000
Maximum number of consecutive quarterly period available for deferral of interest payment on Trusts VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI and XII	20
Percentage of capital securities issued by trust qualifying as Tier I capital, maximum	25.00%
Capital securities issued by the trust, qualifying as Tier I capital	$ 190,726,000	$ 190,726,000

Represents capital securities issued by trust that is qualified as Tier I capital as on the reporting date.

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Represents the maximum number of consecutive quarterly periods available to the entity for deferring the payment of interest on Trusts VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI and XII.

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Represents the maximum percentage of capital securities issued by the trust qualifying as Tier I capital on an aggregate basis.

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Number of statutory business trusts formed for the purpose of issuing trust preferred securities.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, the carrying value of junior subordinated long-term debt owed to unconsolidated subsidiary trusts as of the balance sheet date. Such debt places a lender in a lien position behind debt having a higher priority of repayment in liquidation of the entity's assets and was initially scheduled to be repaid after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle if longer.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 16

-Article 9

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