Transactions with Related Persons (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Loans Sold In Branch Sale	$ 8,700
Deposits Sold In Branch Sale	31,200
Deposit Premium On Deposits Sold Inc Branch Sale	301
Payments For Branch Sale	22,200
Gain On Sale Of Branch	216
Loans and Leases Receivable, Related Parties [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	1,045	$ 1,825
New loans	5	39
Repayments	(971)	(819)
Ending balance	79	1,045	$ 1,825
Unfunded loan commitments available to related parties	1,400	1,300
Revenue from related parties	100	17,200	21,600
Revenue from largest individual institution related parties	$ 100	16,800	$ 20,400
Investment Securities Available For Sale Related Parties		25,000
Investment Cost Related Parties		$ 23,000

Amount of the premium received on the deposits sold in the branch sale.

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Amount of deposits sold in branch sale.

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Amount of the gain on branch sale.

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Investment Cost Related Parties

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Investment Securities Available For Sale Related Parties

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Amount of loans sold in branch sale.

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Amount of payments made for the branch sale.

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Revenue From Largest Individual Institution Related Parties

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Unfunded Loan Commitments Available To Related Parties

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For an unclassified balance sheet, reflects the carrying amount of unpaid loan amounts due from related parties at the balance sheet date.

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Reflects the amount of collections received from related parties to reduce the carrying amounts of loans and leases receivable due from them.

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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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Amount of revenue, fees and commissions earned from transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiaries; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) an entity and trusts for the benefit of employees, for example, but not limited to, pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's management; (d) an entity and its principal, owners, management, or members of their immediate families; and (e) affiliates.

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