Loans (Schedule Of Troubled Debt Restructurings Occurring During The Year) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015 number	Mar. 31, 2014 number
General C I [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number	2	0
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 1,388	$ 0
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	1,325	0
Commercial Financial And Industrial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number	2	0
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	1,388	0
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	1,325	0
Income C R E [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number	0	0
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	0	0
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	0	0
Residential C R E [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number	0	0
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	0	0
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	0	0
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number	0	0
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	0	0
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	0	0
Home Equity [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number	37	67
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	3,727	5,790
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	3,707	5,768
R E Installment Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number	16	72
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	1,354	5,143
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	1,377	5,102
Consumer Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number	53	139
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	5,081	10,933
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	5,084	10,870
Permanent Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number	2	12
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	321	4,593
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	321	4,087
Credit Card And Other Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number	6	20
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	28	87
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	27	85
Troubled Debt Restructurings [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number	63	171
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	6,818	15,613
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 6,757	$ 15,042

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 10

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