Loans (Troubled Debt Restructurings Loans Modified) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014 loan	Sep. 30, 2013 loan
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Number of Contracts, Duration		1
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Pre-Modification Recorded Investment, Duration		$ 2,684
Loans and Leases Receivable, Impaired, Interest Lost on Nonaccrual Loans		33
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Subsequent Default, Number of Contracts	1
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Subsequent Default, Recorded Investment	131
Small Business Administration Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Subsequent Default, Number of Contracts	1
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Subsequent Default, Recorded Investment	131
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Number of Contracts, Duration		1
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Pre-Modification Recorded Investment, Duration		2,684
Loans and Leases Receivable, Impaired, Interest Lost on Nonaccrual Loans		$ 33

Amount of investment in financing receivables (before modification) modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings within the previous 12 months and for which there was a payment default.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 34

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Amount of investment related to financing receivables modified by troubled debt restructurings within the previous 12 months, for which there was a payment default.

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Reflects the amount of additional interest income that would have been recorded if impaired or nonperforming loans were instead current, in compliance with their original terms, and outstanding throughout the reporting period or since origination (if held for part of the period).

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 40

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25495931&loc=d3e18794-111554

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