Available For Sale Securities Fair Value Disclosure 1.

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Amount before tax of unrealized gain in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) on investments in debt and equity securities classified as available-for-sale.

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Amount before tax of unrealized loss in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) on investments in debt and equity securities classified as available-for-sale.

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This item represents the cost of debt and equity securities, which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading, net of adjustments including accretion, amortization, collection of cash, previous other-than-temporary impairments recognized in earnings (less any cumulative-effect adjustments recognized, as defined), and fair value hedge accounting adjustments, if any.

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Securities (Summary of Volume of State and Political Subdivision Securities Held in Portfolio) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Total Amortized Cost	$ 275,204	$ 276,631	$ 279,511
Available for sale securities, Unrealized Gains	7,732	7,170	4,820
Available for sale securities, Unrealized Losses	801	967	2,466
Available for sale securities, Estimated Fair Value	282,135	282,834	281,865
West Virginia [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Total Amortized Cost	13,083
Available for sale securities, Unrealized Gains	314
Available for sale securities, Unrealized Losses	1
Available for sale securities, Estimated Fair Value	13,396
Illinois [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Total Amortized Cost	12,503
Available for sale securities, Unrealized Gains	378
Available for sale securities, Unrealized Losses	26
Available for sale securities, Estimated Fair Value	12,855
California [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Total Amortized Cost	10,999
Available for sale securities, Unrealized Gains	527
Available for sale securities, Unrealized Losses	25
Available for sale securities, Estimated Fair Value	11,501
Ohio [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Total Amortized Cost	7,621
Available for sale securities, Unrealized Gains	39
Available for sale securities, Unrealized Losses	26
Available for sale securities, Estimated Fair Value	7,634
Washington [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Total Amortized Cost	5,845
Available for sale securities, Unrealized Gains	283
Available for sale securities, Unrealized Losses	40
Available for sale securities, Estimated Fair Value	$ 6,088