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Loans (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Loans (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2011 days	Aug. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011 Commercial And Industrial, Other Commercial [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Commercial Real Estate, Buildings, Land And Other [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Consumer Real Estate [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Consumer And Other [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Non-Accrual Loans [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Non-Accrual Loans [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Non-Accrual Loans [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Non-Accrual Loans [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Grade 13 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Troubled Debt Restructurings [Member]
Percentage of owner occupied commercial real estate loans							60.00%
Maximum loan to value percentage on home equity loans	80.00%
Concentration of loans in 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									823,000	944,000	2,600,000	2,900,000
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	29,700,000
Loans restructured as troubled debt restructurings	8,700,000				191,000	7,100,000	960,000	469,000
Troubled debt restructurings														0
Weighted-average-loan-to-value ratio	62.40%
Lot and single family resident loan pool loan-to-value ratio ceiling	80.00%
Loan amount structural as borrowing base facility	7,300,000
Number of days past due for payment of interest on loans, minimum	120				180
Percent of valuation allowance in excess of principal balance, maximum	30.00%												30.00%
Credit quality indicators		119.6	118.2	115.2
Origination of loans	1,000,000
Dollar impact of environment adjustment factor	$ 13,600,000		$ 9,500,000	$ 10,100,000