Acquisitions - Pro Forma Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Net interest and other income	$ 40,090	$ 38,296	$ 30,570
Net income	$ 6,583	$ 8,612	$ 1,993
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.26	$ 0.31	$ 0.07
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25	$ 0.31	$ 0.07

The pro forma net interest and other income for the period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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The pro forma basic net income per share for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (h)(2)-(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56956515&loc=d3e1392-128463

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The pro forma diluted net income per share for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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The pro forma net Income or Loss for the period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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