Cumulative Annual Distribution Rate of Preferred Securities

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Cumulative Annual Distribution Rate per Share of Preferred Securities

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Fixed Rate of Interest of Preferred Securities

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Libor interest rate

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Long-Term Capital Lease Obligation Period, In Years

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Long-Term Capital Lease Obligation Renewal Period, In Years

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Percentage of Borrowings Collateralized By Investment Securities and Residential Real Estate Loans

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Portion of Subordinated Notes Qualified As Tier 2 Capital

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, which may be presented in a variety of ways (year, month and year, day, month and year, quarter, etc.).

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The calculated weighted average interest rate for Federal Home Loan Bank advances outstanding as of the Balance Sheet date.

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The per share liquidation preference (or restrictions) of nonredeemable preferred stock (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) that has a preference in involuntary liquidation considerably in excess of the par or stated value of the shares. The liquidation preference is the difference between the preference in liquidation and the par or stated values of the share.

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The date upon which capital stock of an entity that has priority over common stock in the distribution of dividends and in the event of liquidation of the entity is redeemed. The redemption features of this capital stock are solely within the control of the issuer.

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Dollar value of issued nonredeemable preferred stock (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) whether issued at par value, no par or stated value. This item includes treasury stock repurchased by the entity. Note: elements for number of nonredeemable preferred shares, par value and other disclosure concepts are in another section within stockholders' equity.

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Value of stock bought back by the entity at the exercise price or redemption price.

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Stated interest rate of the subordinated debt.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of subordinated debt (with initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer). Subordinated debt places a lender in a lien position behind debt having a higher priority of repayment in liquidation of the entity's assets.

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The remaining balance of debt issuance expenses that were capitalized and are being amortized against income over the lives of the respective bond issues. This does not include the amounts capitalized as part of the cost of the utility plant or asset.

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Financing Activities (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)				6 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Financing Activities (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Jan. 01, 2004	Jun. 30, 2011 Monroe Bancorp [Member] Subordinated Notes [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Subordinated Notes [Member]	Dec. 15, 2010 ONB Capital Trust II [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 ONB Capital Trust II [Member]	Apr. 30, 2002 ONB Capital Trust II [Member]	Oct. 07, 2011 Monroe Bancorp Capital Trust I [Member]	Jul. 31, 2006 Monroe Bancorp Capital Trust I [Member]	Jun. 15, 2012 Monroe Bancorp Statutory Trust II [Member]	Mar. 31, 2007 Monroe Bancorp Statutory Trust II [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 St. Joseph Capital Trust I [Member]	Jul. 31, 2003 St. Joseph Capital Trust I [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 St. Joseph Capital Trust II [Member]	Mar. 31, 2010 St. Joseph Capital Trust II [Member]	Mar. 31, 2005 St. Joseph Capital Trust II [Member]
Weighted-average rates of Federal Home Loan Bank Advances	3.42%	3.32%
Percentage of borrowings collateralized by investment securities and residential real estate loans	153.00%
Subordinated notes				$ 13,000,000
Percentage, acquisition of subordinated notes				10.00%
Portion of subordinated notes qualified as Tier 2 capital	13,000,000
Preferred securities								100,000,000		3,000,000		5,000,000		3,000,000			5,000,000
Liquidation amount of preferred securities							$ 25
Cumulative annual distribution rate of preferred securities							8.00%									6.27%
Cumulative annual distribution rate of preferred securities per share							$ 2.00
Maturing date of preferred securities							Dec. 15, 2010								Mar. 17, 2035
Redemption of trust preferred securities						100,000,000
Date of redemption							Dec. 15, 2010								Mar. 17, 2035
Expensed unamortized issuance costs	$ 3,000,000
Fixed rate of interest of preferred securities									7.15%		6.52%
Long-term capital lease obligation period, in years			25
Long-term capital lease obligation renewal period, in years			10
Maturity date					Jun. 01, 2019		Apr. 15, 2032						Jul. 11, 2033
Libor Interest Rate	three-month LIBOR plus 1.60%