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Fair value of ownership in a single financial institution as a percentage of the Corporation's entire financial institutions stock portfolio.

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Investment in the common stock of an individual financial institution, at cost.

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Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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Amount of equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor as trading.

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The fair value of available-for-sale securities that serve as collateral for borrowings.

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The cumulative amount of credit losses recognized in earnings related to debt securities held for which a portion of an other than temporary impairment (OTTI) was recognized in other comprehensive income (a component of shareholders' equity).

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Investment Securities Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Investment Securities Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) Security	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral	$ 1,800,000	$ 1,800,000
Amortized cost	2,535,576	2,594,255
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	2,506,017	2,559,227
Single Bank Stock Investment, cost basis	5,100
Single Bank Stock Investment, Fair Value	$ 9,600
Percent Ownership In An Individual Financial Institution	44.60%
Individual Bank Stock Investment Percent to Total Portfolio	10.00%
Equity Securities [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Amortized cost	$ 11,416	12,231
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	22,574	24,526
Equity Securities Financial Institution [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Equity Securities	21,600	23,500
Amortized cost	10,600
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	21,600
Equity Securities, Other [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Equity Securities	969
Single-issuer Trust Preferred Securities [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Unrealized Loss on Securities	$ 3,100
Number of Trust Preferred Securities \| Security	19
External Credit Rating, BBB [Member] \| Single-issuer Trust Preferred Securities [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Amortized cost	$ 3,800
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	2,800
External Credit Rating, Rated Below Investment Grade [Member] \| Single-issuer Trust Preferred Securities [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Amortized cost	11,600
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 10,300
Number of Trust Preferred Securities \| Security	6
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 2,506,017	2,559,227
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Equity Securities [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	22,574	24,526
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	22,574	24,526
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] \| Equity Securities [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	22,574	24,526
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] \| Equity Securities Financial Institution [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Equity Securities	21,600	23,500
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] \| Equity Securities, Other [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Equity Securities	969	$ 1,000
Pooled Trust Preferred Securities [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Other than Temporary Impairment, Credit Losses Recognized in Earnings, Credit Losses on Debt Securities Held	$ 11,500		$ 11,500