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Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings within the previous 12 months and for which there was a payment default.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 34
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66008989&loc=SL6953682-111524

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Amount of investment related to financing receivables modified by troubled debt restructurings within the previous 12 months, for which there was a payment default.

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Loans (Schedule Of Troubled Debt Restructurings Within The Previous 12 Months) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) loan
General C I
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| loan	1		4
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 1,763		$ 9,770
Commercial Financial And Industrial Portfolio Segment
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| loan	1		4
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 1,763		$ 9,770
Income C R E
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| loan	1		1
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 88		$ 88
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| loan	1		1
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 88		$ 88
Home Equity Line of Credit
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| loan	0	0	4	2
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 0	$ 0	$ 685	$ 138
R E Installment Loans
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| loan		0		1
Recorded Investment \| $		$ 0		$ 180
Consumer Real Estate Portfolio Segment
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| loan	0	0	4	3
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 0	$ 0	$ 685	$ 318
Permanent Mortgage Portfolio Segment
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| loan	1		2
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 89		$ 627
Credit Card And Other Portfolio Segment
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| loan	2		5
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 12		$ 30
Troubled Debt Restructurings That Subsequently Defaulted [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| loan	5	0	16	3
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 1,952	$ 0	$ 11,200	$ 318