Bank Loans (Recorded Balances Of Loans and Amount Of Allowance Allocated Based Upon Impairment Method by Portfolio Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	$ 187	$ 272
Allowance for Loan Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	29,600	20,459
Allowance for Loan Losses, Total	29,787	20,731	$ 12,668
Recorded Investment in Loans, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	519	736
Recorded Investment in Loans, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	3,180,065	2,115,898
Recorded Investment in Loans, Total	3,180,584	2,116,634
Commercial And Industrial [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	24,748	16,609
Allowance for Loan Losses, Total	24,748	16,609	9,832
Recorded Investment in Loans, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	1,216,656	896,853
Recorded Investment in Loans, Total	1,216,656	896,853
Securities Based Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	1,607	1,099
Allowance for Loan Losses, Total	1,607	1,099	893
Recorded Investment in Loans, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	1,388,953	732,799
Recorded Investment in Loans, Total	1,388,953	732,799
Consumer [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	14	13
Allowance for Loan Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	91	143
Allowance for Loan Losses, Total	105	156
Recorded Investment in Loans, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	14	13
Recorded Investment in Loans, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	36,832	25,476
Recorded Investment in Loans, Total	36,846	25,489
Residential Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	24	87
Allowance for Loan Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	1,217	700
Allowance for Loan Losses, Total	1,241	787	408
Recorded Investment in Loans, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	182	377
Recorded Investment in Loans, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	428,950	432,269
Recorded Investment in Loans, Total	429,132	432,646
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment		23
Allowance for Loan Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	264	209
Allowance for Loan Losses, Total	264	232	198
Recorded Investment in Loans, Individually Evaluated for Impairment		23
Recorded Investment in Loans, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	92,623	15,879
Recorded Investment in Loans, Total	92,623	15,902
Home Equity Lines Of Credit [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	149	149
Allowance for Loan Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	141	118
Allowance for Loan Losses, Total	290	267	174
Recorded Investment in Loans, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	323	323
Recorded Investment in Loans, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	12,152	12,622
Recorded Investment in Loans, Total	12,475	12,945
Construction And Land [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	78
Allowance for Loan Losses, Total	78		12
Recorded Investment in Loans, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	3,899
Recorded Investment in Loans, Total	3,899
Qualitative [Member]
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for Loan Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	1,454	1,581
Allowance for Loan Losses, Total	$ 1,454	$ 1,581	$ 1,151

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Amount of allowance to cover probable credit losses on loans and leases. Includes carryover of or adjustments to the allowance for loan losses in connection with business combinations. Excludes allowance for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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