Estimated Fair Values Estimated Fair Values (Fair Value Option) (Details) - Loans Held For Sale - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Gains (Losses) From Fair Value Changes	$ 3,161	$ 763
Fair Value Of Items For Which Fair Value Option Was Elected Assets	49,952		$ 74,401
Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance Of Items For Which Fair Value Option Was Elected Assets	48,283		75,893
Fair Value Option Aggregate Difference Assets	$ 1,669		$ (1,492)

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
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6957238&loc=d3e14172-108612

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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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