Off-Balance Sheet Credit Risk (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value Off Balance Sheet Risks Disclosure Information [Line Items]
General settlement period of securities transactions	3 days
Fair value of securities accepted as collateral permitted to sell or repledge	$ 2,300.0	$ 2,400.0
Fair value of collateral securities sold or repledged	290.7	278.7
Outstanding commitments to originate loans	289.9	130.5
Letters of credit outstanding	37.9	38.7
Unused Lines Of Credit [Member]
Fair Value Off Balance Sheet Risks Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Unused lines of credit to commercial and consumer borrowers	$ 549.7	$ 403.2

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Unused lines of credit to commercial and consumer borrowers.

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Fair value as of the balance sheet date of customer securities accepted as collateral by the entity that it is permitted by contract or custom to sell or re-pledge to counterparties as collateral.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
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Fair value as of the balance sheet date of customer securities accepted as collateral by the entity that it has sold or re-pledged to counterparties as collateral.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Paragraph 1A
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