Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Aug. 06, 2013
Entity Registrant Name	CASCADE BANCORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000865911
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Trading Symbol	cacb
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		47,595,370