Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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Amount of investment in financing receivables (after modification) modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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Amount of investment in financing receivables (before modification) modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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Represents the approximate number of months of sustained repayment performance to return a nonperforming troubled debt restructuring to performing status.

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The amount of the outstanding recorded investment related to financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 40

-Section 50

-Paragraph 4

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25495931&loc=d3e18845-111554

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Amount of investment related to financing receivables modified by troubled debt restructurings within the previous 12 months, for which there was a payment default.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 34

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28368275&loc=SL6953682-111524

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Credit Quality and Related Allowance for Loan Losses (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014 contract	Mar. 31, 2013 contract	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013 Residential contract	Mar. 31, 2014 Commercial	Mar. 31, 2013 Commercial contract	Mar. 31, 2014 Commercial contract	Mar. 31, 2013 Construction contract
Troubled debt restructurings
Reasonable period for classification of troubled debt restructuring nonperforming loans to performing status	6 months
Number of Contracts	0	2		0		2	2	0
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 264		$ 0		$ 264		$ 0
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		264		0		264		0
Recorded Investment					1,634
Troubled debt restructurings	$ 11,378		$ 11,472