Investment Securities FHLB, FRB, and other stock (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock	$ 11.4
Federal Reserve Bank Stock	7.9
Other stock	3.0
Excess Federal Home Loan Bank Stock with Entity Repurchased by Federal Home Loan Bank	$ 16.4	$ 3.4	$ 4.3

Represents the amount of excess FHLB stock repurchased by FHLB through the stock repurchase program.

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- Definition

Represents the amount of stock other than Federal Home Loan Bank stock and Federal Reserve Bank stock.

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- Definition

Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock represents an equity interest in a FHLB. It does not have a readily determinable fair value because its ownership is restricted and it lacks a market (liquidity).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 325
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6478792&loc=d3e63345-112809

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- Definition

Federal Reserve Bank stock represents an equity interest in the Federal Reserve Bank. It does not have a readily determinable fair value because its ownership is restricted and it lacks a market (liquidity).

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