Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Loans Receivable Held for Investment
Delinquency period for interest income on loans to be discontinued	90 days
Payments to Acquire Loans and Leases Held-for-investment	$ 0	$ 10,849
Allowance for Loan Losses
Term during which historical loss component of allowance is determined	3 years
Office buildings and improvements \| Minimum
Office properties and equipment
Useful lives	10 years
Office buildings and improvements \| Maximum
Office properties and equipment
Useful lives	40 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment \| Minimum
Office properties and equipment
Useful lives	3 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment \| Maximum
Office properties and equipment
Useful lives	10 years

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Represents the delinquency period for interest income on loans to be discontinued.

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The cash outflow from (a) purchases of loans held-for-investment, (b) purchases of leases held-for-investment, and (c) both.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 13

-Subparagraph (a)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3213-108585

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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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