Derivative Financial Instruments Derivative Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) contract
Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of instruments held \| contract	3
Forward Contracts [Member] \| Effective July 18, 2016 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	$ 40,000
Cash flow hedges, notional amount	$ 40,000
Swaption interest rate	2.98%
Term of contract	3 years
Forward Contracts [Member] \| Effective April 18, 2016 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	$ 30,000
Cash flow hedges, notional amount	$ 30,000
Swaption interest rate	2.89%
Term of contract	4 years 6 months
Forward Contracts [Member] \| Effective October 18, 2016 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	$ 40,000
Cash flow hedges, notional amount	$ 40,000
Swaption interest rate	2.841%
Term of contract	3 years
Fair Value Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of instruments held \| contract	2
Fair Value Hedging [Member] \| Commercial Loan [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	$ 21,250
Fair Value Hedging [Member] \| Commercial Loan [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Effective January 15, 2015 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	$ 9,950
Swaption interest rate	4.33%
Term of contract	10 years
Fair Value Hedging [Member] \| Commercial Loan [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Effective December 18, 2015 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	$ 11,300
Swaption interest rate	4.30%
Term of contract	10 years

Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 12
-Section 13
-Sentence Column B

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1B
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35706170&loc=SL5580258-113959

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1A
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