Fair Value (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Foreclosed Real Estate - Covered [Member]
Other real estate - covered	$ 9,934	$ 24,497
Valuation technique	Appraised value	Appraised value
Significant unobservable inputs	Discounts to reflect current market conditions and estimated costs to sell	Discounts to reflect current market conditions and estimated costs to sell
General range of significant input values, minimum	0.00%	0.00%
General range of significant input values, maximum	10.00%	10.00%
Impaired Loans - Non - Covered [Member]
Impaired loans - non-covered	5,825	13,020
Valuation technique	Appraised value	Appraised value
Significant unobservable inputs	Discounts to reflect current market conditions, ultimate collectability, and estimated costs to sell	Discounts to reflect current market conditions, ultimate collectability, and estimated costs to sell
General range of significant input values, minimum	0.00%	0.00%
General range of significant input values, maximum	10.00%	37.00%
Impaired Loans - Covered [Member]
Impaired loans - covered	6,678	15,284
Valuation technique	Appraised value	Appraised value
Significant unobservable inputs	Discounts to reflect current market conditions, ultimate collectability, and estimated costs to sell	Discounts to reflect current market conditions, ultimate collectability, and estimated costs to sell
General range of significant input values, minimum	0.00%	0.00%
General range of significant input values, maximum	10.00%	10.00%
Foreclosed Real Estate - Non-Covered [Member]
Other real estate - non-covered	$ 9,346	$ 12,251
Valuation technique	Appraised value	Appraised value
Significant unobservable inputs	Discounts to reflect current market conditions, abbreviated holding period and estimated costs to sell	Discounts to reflect current market conditions, abbreviated holding period and estimated costs to sell
General range of significant input values, minimum	0.00%	0.00%
General range of significant input values, maximum	40.00%	40.00%

The maximum general range of significant unobservable input values.

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The minimum general range of significant unobservable input values.

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- Definition

Fair value of impaired loans covered by loss sharing arrangements.

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Fair value of impaired loans not covered by loss sharing arrangements.

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- Definition

fair value of other real estate covered by loss sharing agreements.

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Fair value of other real estate not covered by loss sharing agreements.

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- Definition

Description of significant assumptions used by management to measure fair value.

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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 10

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Description of the inputs and valuation technique(s) used to measure fair value.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 820

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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