Fair Value - Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis - (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Assets
Securities available for sale	$ 1,381,013	$ 978,047	$ 999,405
Government-sponsored entities debt
Assets
Securities available for sale	93,299	126,313	84,642
State and municipal obligations
Assets
Securities available for sale	200,284	128,143	107,402
Common Stock
Assets
Securities available for sale	3,991	3,761	3,784
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets
Mortgage servicing rights	30,063	23,697	29,037
Changes in fair value of assets
Changes in hierarchy classifications of Level 3 liabilities	0
Recurring basis
Assets
Derivative financial instruments	2,413	3,439	2,606
Loans held for sale	46,988	34,933	50,572
Securities available for sale	1,381,013	978,047	999,405
Mortgage servicing rights	30,063	23,697	29,037
Fair value of Assets, Total	1,460,477	1,040,116	1,081,620
Liabilities
Derivative financial instruments	934	1,408	730
Recurring basis \| Government-sponsored entities debt
Assets
Securities available for sale	93,299	126,313	84,642
Recurring basis \| State and municipal obligations
Assets
Securities available for sale	200,284	128,143	107,402
Recurring basis \| Mortgage-backed securities
Assets
Securities available for sale	1,083,439	719,830	803,577
Recurring basis \| Common Stock
Assets
Securities available for sale	3,991	3,761	3,784
Recurring basis \| Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Assets
Securities available for sale	2,766	2,536	2,559
Fair value of Assets, Total	2,766	2,536	2,559
Recurring basis \| Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Common Stock
Assets
Securities available for sale	2,766	2,536	2,559
Recurring basis \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Assets
Derivative financial instruments	2,413	3,439	2,606
Loans held for sale	46,988	34,933	50,572
Securities available for sale	1,378,247	975,511	996,846
Fair value of Assets, Total	1,427,648	1,013,883	1,050,024
Liabilities
Derivative financial instruments	934	1,408	730
Recurring basis \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Government-sponsored entities debt
Assets
Securities available for sale	93,299	126,313	84,642
Recurring basis \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| State and municipal obligations
Assets
Securities available for sale	200,284	128,143	107,402
Recurring basis \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Mortgage-backed securities
Assets
Securities available for sale	1,083,439	719,830	803,577
Recurring basis \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Common Stock
Assets
Securities available for sale	1,225	1,225	1,225
Recurring basis \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets
Mortgage servicing rights	30,063	23,697	29,037
Fair value of Assets, Total	30,063	23,697	$ 29,037
Changes in fair value of assets
Fair value of assets at the beginning of the period	29,037	26,202
Servicing assets that resulted from transfers of financial assets	1,385	881
Changes in fair value assets due to valuation inputs or assumptions	444	(2,606)
Changes in fair value assets due to increased principal paydowns	803	780
Fair value of assets at the end of the period	30,063	23,697
Unrealized losses included in accumulated other comprehensive income related to Level 3 financial assets and liabilities	$ 0	$ 0

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The element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, the element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. The item represents residential mortgage servicing rights as presented on the statement of financial position which are due to the entity as of the balance sheet date.

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Fair value portion of probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in the income statement for financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Amount of settlement of financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Fair value of financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income, arising from assets, liabilities and financial instruments classified in shareholders' equity measured at fair value on a recurring basis using unobservable inputs (level 3).

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Amount of transfers of financial instrument classified as a liability into (out of) level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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Fair value as of the balance sheet date of interest rate derivative assets, which includes all such derivative instruments in hedging and nonhedging relationships that are recognized as assets.

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