Loans (Schedule Of Troubled Debt Restructurings Within The Previous 12 Months) (Details)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) number	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) number	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) number	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) number
General C I [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| number	0	2	0	4
Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 59,000	$ 0	$ 512,000
Income C R E [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| number	0	1	0	3
Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 2,570,000	$ 0	$ 2,959,000
Residential C R E [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| number	0	0	1	0
Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 0	$ 896,000	$ 0
Home Equity [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| number	0	2	7	6
Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 212,000	$ 308,000	$ 374,000
R E Installment Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| number	2	1	4	8
Recorded Investment	$ 50,000	$ 132,000	$ 162,000	$ 500,000
Commercial Financial And Industrial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| number	0	2	0	4
Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 59,000	$ 0	$ 512,000
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| number	0	1	1	3
Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 2,570,000	$ 896,000	$ 2,959,000
Consumer Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| number	2	3	11	14
Recorded Investment	$ 50,000	$ 344,000	$ 470,000	$ 874,000
Credit Card And Other Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| number	1	0	4	2
Recorded Investment	$ 2,000	$ 0	$ 10,000	$ 4,000
Troubled Debt Restructurings That Subsequently Defaulted [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| number	3	7	16	26
Recorded Investment	$ 52,000	$ 3,320,000	$ 1,376,000	$ 5,477,000
Permanent Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| number	0	1	0	3
Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 347,000	$ 0	$ 1,128,000

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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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