Mortgage Servicing Rights and Mortgage Servicing Activity (Changes in Key Economic Assumptions) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Changes in Key Assumptions [Abstract]
Prepayment speed assumption (annual CPR)	13.41%
Decrease in fair value from 10% adverse change	$ 964
Decrease in fair value from 25% adverse change	$ 1,242
Discount rate assumption	9.39%
Decrease in fair value from 100 basis point adverse change	$ 463
Decrease in fair value from 200 basis point adverse change	$ 898
Assumptions Used to Estimate Fair Value, Weighted Average Life	85 months

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Discount rate which is used to value residual cash flows generated by financial assets of a securitization, asset-backed financing arrangement, or similar transfer regardless of when the transfer occurred.

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Estimated rate of prepayment of principal on financial assets regardless of when the transfer occurred.

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The hypothetical financial impact of a 10 percent adverse change of prepayment speed on the fair value of transferor's interests in transferred financial assets (including any servicing assets or servicing liabilities) as of the balance sheet date.

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Weighted average life of financial assets and financial liabilities, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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