Estimated Fair Values Estimated Fair Values (Fair Value Option) (Details) - Loans Held For Sale - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Gains (Losses) From Fair Value Changes	$ 1,347	$ 1,316
Fair Value Of Items For Which Fair Value Option Was Elected Assets	71,874	71,874	$ 63,696
Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance Of Items For Which Fair Value Option Was Elected Assets	69,858	69,858	62,996
Fair Value Option Aggregate Difference Assets	$ 2,016	$ 2,016	$ 700

Represents the aggregate unpaid principal balance of assets for which the fair value option was elected.

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Represents the fair value of assets for which the fair value option was elected.

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For assets for which the fair value option has been elected, this item represents the difference between the fair value and the aggregate unpaid principal balance for those assets.

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For each line item in the statement of financial position, the amounts of gains and losses from fair value changes included in earnings.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 825

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 30

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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