Investment Securities (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Proceeds, gains and losses realized on securities sold or called
Proceeds on securities sold	$ 2,000	$ 10,237	$ 7,000
Gross realized gains	177	637	177
Gross realized losses	$ (25)	$ 444	$ (25)

The cash inflow associated with the sale of debt and equity securities classified as available-for-sale securities and held-to-maturity securities.

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This item represents the gross profit realized on the sale of debt or equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 320

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 9

-Subparagraph (a)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27724398&loc=d3e27357-111563

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This item represents the gross loss realized on the sale of debt or equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities.

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