Loans (Schedule Of Troubled Debt Restructurings Within The Previous 12 Months) (Details)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) number	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) number	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) number	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) number
General C I [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| number	0	0	0	4
Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 512,000
Income C R E [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| number	0	0	0	2
Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 389,000
Residential C R E [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| number	1	0	1	0
Recorded Investment	$ 896,000	$ 0	$ 896,000	$ 0
Home Equity [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| number	6	2	7	5
Recorded Investment	$ 278,000	$ 128,000	$ 308,000	$ 339,000
R E Installment Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| number	1	5	2	7
Recorded Investment	$ 26,000	$ 305,000	$ 112,000	$ 368,000
Commercial Financial And Industrial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| number	0	0	0	4
Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 512,000
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| number	1	0	1	2
Recorded Investment	$ 896,000	$ 0	$ 896,000	$ 389,000
Consumer Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| number	7	7	9	12
Recorded Investment	$ 304,000	$ 433,000	$ 420,000	$ 707,000
Credit Card And Other Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| number	2	2	3	2
Recorded Investment	$ 5,000	$ 4,000	$ 8,000	$ 4,000
Troubled Debt Restructurings That Subsequently Defaulted [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| number	10	11	13	22
Recorded Investment	$ 1,205,000	$ 1,218,000	$ 1,324,000	$ 2,393,000
Permanent Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| number	0	2	0	2
Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 781,000	$ 0	$ 781,000

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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

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