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Fair value portion of contractual arrangement with a lender under which borrowings can be made up to a specific amount at any point in time.

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Commitments, Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, and Legal Proceedings (Details Textuals) $ in Thousands	Jan. 11, 2016 USD ($) complaint	May 22, 2015 USD ($) loan_production_office branch	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Commitments, Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, and Contingent Liabilities (Textuals) [Line Items]
Unfunded commitments			$ 28,000	$ 24,000
Carrying value of investments			68,000	52,000
Commitments under unconsolidated projects			54,000	61,000
Commitment term		3 years
Mortgage loan commitment		$ 196,000
Number of branch opening commitments \| branch		1
Number of loan production offices \| loan_production_office		4
Conciliation agreement cost, commitment term		4 years
Number of complaints filed under legal proceedings \| complaint	2
Loans repurchased under make whole requests			2,000	3,000
Loans sold to outside investors original amount			8,800,000
Loans sold to outside investors remaining outstanding amount			6,000,000
Residential mortgage loans sold with recourse risk			48,000	68,000
Residential mortgage loans sold with credit recourse risk			104,000	132,000
The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of World Marketing Chicago LLC v Associated Bank [Member]
Commitments, Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, and Contingent Liabilities (Textuals) [Line Items]
Damages sought	$ 6,000
Damages sought, cash	4,000
American Funds Service Company v Associated Bank [Member]
Commitments, Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, and Contingent Liabilities (Textuals) [Line Items]
Damages sought	$ 600
Reserve for Off-balance Sheet Activities
Commitments, Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, and Contingent Liabilities (Textuals) [Line Items]
Unfunded commitments			28,400	24,400	$ 24,900
Mortgage Repurchase Reserve [Member]
Commitments, Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, and Contingent Liabilities (Textuals) [Line Items]
Unfunded commitments			1,534	1,197	$ 3,258
Standby Letters of Credit [Member]
Commitments, Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, and Contingent Liabilities (Textuals) [Line Items]
Lines of Credit, Fair Value Disclosure			$ 3,000	$ 3,000