Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Securities held to maturity, fair value	$ 442,488	$ 408,576
Preferred stock, par value (usd per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
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Common stock, par value (usd per share)	$ 5	$ 5.00
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Common stock, shares issued (shares)	32,656,166us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued	32,656,182us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
Common stock, shares outstanding (shares)	31,545,145us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding	31,387,668us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding

Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.

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