Borrowed Funds (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) institiution	Dec. 31, 2014 institiution
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Reverse Repurchase Agreements, Number of Unaffiliated Institutions \| institiution	2	2
Subsidiaries [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Additional borrowings available from the FHLB	$ 377.8
Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit	6.0
Line of Credit [Member] \| Federal Reserve Bank Advances [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit	$ 92.0

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