Loans, Major Classifications of Loans, Net of Income and Deferred Loan Origination Cost (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) Segment	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans	$ 2,889,291	$ 2,873,961
Number of portfolio segments \| Segment	9
Loans held for sale [Abstract]
Loans held for sale	$ 2,707	1,172
Commercial [Member] \| Construction [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans	74,786	78,020
Commercial [Member] \| Real Estate [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans	1,063,662	1,052,919
Commercial [Member] \| Equipment Lease Financing [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans	7,463	8,514
Commercial [Member] \| Other [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans	352,228	358,898
Residential [Member] \| Construction [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans	61,830	61,750
Residential [Member] \| Real Estate [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans	705,882	707,874
Residential [Member] \| Home Equity [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans	88,521	89,450
Consumer [Member] \| Consumer Direct [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans	126,154	126,406
Consumer [Member] \| Consumer Indirect [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans	$ 408,765	$ 390,130

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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