Deposits - Time Deposits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Deposits
Time deposits, including deposits within the CDARS and brokered deposits, $250,000 or more	$ 178,640	$ 193,068

Represents the aggregate amount of domestic and foreign time deposit liabilities including deposits within the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service program and brokered deposits in denominations of $250,000 or more.

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Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant