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Amount of unrealized (holding) gain (loss) which is included in the statement of income (or changes in net assets) related to those liabilities still held at the reporting date for which fair value is measured on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (d)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66048111&loc=d3e19207-110258

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Allowance For Covered Loan Losses Net Charge Offs

No definition available.

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Collateral Dependent Impaired Loans Carrying Value

No definition available.

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Fair Value, Unobservable Inputs Quantitative Information For Assets Measured On Nonrecurring Basis, Foreclosed Assets, Discount Rate

No definition available.

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Fair value, unobservable inputs, quantitative information for assets measured on non-recurring basis, loan servicing rights discount rate.

No definition available.

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Fair value, unobservable inputs, quantitative information for assets measured on non-recurring basis, loan servicing rights prepayment rate.

No definition available.

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Certain foreclosed assets (consisting of other real estate owned and other repossessed assets), upon initial recognition and transfer from loans, are re-measured and reported at fair value through a charge-off to the allowance for loan losses based upon the fair value of the foreclosed assets. The fair value of a foreclosed asset, upon initial recognition, is typically estimated using Level 3 inputs, consisting of an appraisal that is significantly adjusted based on customized discounting criteria.

No definition available.

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This amount represents the direct charge-off the allowance for loan losses related to the collateral dependent impaired loans.

No definition available.

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Impaired loans, reported net carrying value.

No definition available.

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Specific valuation for loan losses related to impaired loans which are evaluated for impairment on an individual basis.

No definition available.

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This amount represents either an impairment charges net of recoveries or recoveries of previous impairment charges on loan servicing rights recorded during the reporting period.

No definition available.

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This element represents a loss due to the re-measurement of repossessed asset at fair value subsequent to initial recognition.

No definition available.