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The value (monetary amount) of the award the plaintiff seeks in the legal matter.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 450
-SubTopic 20
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Number of plaintiffs that have filed claims pertaining to a loss contingency.

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Total of allowances and reserves, the valuation and qualifying accounts that are either netted against the cost of an asset (in order to value it at its carrying value) or that reflect a liability established to represent expected future costs.

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-Publisher SEC
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Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) defendant plaintiff	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Residential mortgage principal balance repurchase request received		$ 543	$ 543
Residential mortgage principal balance FHLB credit enhancement		114,000
Residential mortgage repurchase reserves FHLB credit enhancement		2,100	1,800
Residential Mortgage [Member] \| Reserve for Off-balance Sheet Activities [Member]
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Valuation allowances and reserves, balance		$ 2,800	$ 2,600
Agostino, et al. v. Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc [Member]
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Number of unrelated defendants \| defendant	2
Amount alleged in damages	$ 11,300
Pending Litigation [Member] \| Agostino, et al. v. Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc [Member]
Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs \| plaintiff	58