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

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Represents the percentage of discount from redemption price of debt.

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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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Represents the minimum percentage of capital securities issued by the trust qualifying as Tier II 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

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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures (Details)			12 Months Ended
	Nov. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures, major types of business trusts
Number of statutory business trusts issuing trust preferred securities \| item			6
Junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures			$ 160,416,000	$ 161,416,000
Maximum number of consecutive quarterly period available for deferral of interest payment on Trusts VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI and XII \| item			20
Percentage of capital securities issued by trust qualifying as Tier I capital, maximum			25.00%
Percentage of capital securities issued by trust qualifying as Tier II capital, minimum			25.00%
Capital securities issued by the trust, qualifying as Tier I capital			$ 160,416,000	161,416,000
Trust XI
Junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures, major types of business trusts
Redemption price discount (as a percent)	24.00%
Retirement of capital securities	$ 1,000,000	$ 1,000,000
Junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures	$ 26,990,000	$ 27,990,000	25,990,000
Trust X and XI
Junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures, major types of business trusts
Redemption price discount (as a percent)		24.50%
Trust X
Junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures, major types of business trusts
Retirement of capital securities		$ 13,000,000
Junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures		$ 34,021,000	21,021,000
Parent Company
Junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures, major types of business trusts
Junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures			$ 160,416,000	$ 161,416,000