Concentration Of Loans In Single Industry In Excess Of Ten Percent

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Credit Quality Indicators

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Dollar Impact Of Environment Adjustment Factor

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Loan Amount Structural As Borrowing Base Facility

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Loan Amount Threshold

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Loan Value With Weighted-Average Loan-To-Value

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Lot And Single Family Resident Loan Pool Loan-To-Value Ration Cieling

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Maximum Loan To Value Percentage On Home Equity Loans

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Maximum Percentage of Loan Related To Single Industry

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Number Of Loans With Calculated Risk Of Ten Or Higher

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Percentage Of Owner Occupied Commercial Real Estate Loans

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Percent Of Valuation Allowance In Excess Of Principal Balance Maximum

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Weighted Average Loan To Value Ratio

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Reflects the amount of additional interest income that would have been recorded if impaired or nonperforming loans were instead current, in compliance with their original terms, and outstanding throughout the reporting period or since origination (if held for part of the period).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 114
-Paragraph 20

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher OTS
-Name Federal Regulation (FR)
-Number Title 12
-Chapter V
-Section 563c.102
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Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 15
-Paragraph 40

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The cash outflow to finance the entity's defined contribution plan to acquire shares of the entity. The plan initially holds the shares in a suspense account, which is collateral for the loan. As the plan makes payment on the debt, the shares are released from the suspense account and become available to be allocated to participant accounts.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
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Loans (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended				6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Loans (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2011	May 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011 Commercial Real Estate [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Non-Accrual Loans [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Non-Accrual Loans [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Non-Accrual Loans [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Non-Accrual Loans [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Grade 13 [Member]
Percentage of owner occupied commercial real estate loans					61.00%
Maximum loan to value percentage on home equity loans	80.00%
Concentration of loans in a single industry in excess of ten percent	$ 0
Maximum percentage loan related to single industry	10.00%
Additional interest that would have been recognized on non-accrual loans, net of tax						861,000	964,000	1,700,000	2,000,000
Number of loans with calculated risk of Ten or higher	4
Loan amount threshold	5,000,000
Loan value with weighted-average loan-to-value	26,300,000
Weighted average loan to value ratio	47.10%
Lot and single family resident loan pool loan-to-value ration cieling	80.00%
Loan amount structural as borrowing base facility	6.1
Number of days past due for payment of interest on loans, minimum	120
Percent of valuation allowance in excess of principal balance, maximum	30.00%									30.00%
Credit quality indicators		122.8	118.2	113.5
Origination of loans	1,000,000
Dollar impact of environment adjustment factor	$ 12,800,000		$ 9,500,000	$ 10,200,000