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Redemption date

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized on the income statement for financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Debt Subordinated Borrowing (Table) (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
Debt Subordinated Borrowing (Table) (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018	Jul. 14, 2016	Oct. 15, 2015	Jan. 05, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 180,000,000
Annual Interest Rate		4.07%	10.25%	4.81%
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability, Gain (Loss) Included in Earnings	$ 1,500,000
Connecticut Statutory Trust I [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 15,000
Issue date of trust	Dec. 04, 2002
Redemption date	Dec. 04, 2032
Annual Interest Rate	0.00%
Connecticut Statutory Trust II [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 17,500
Issue date of trust	May 15, 2003
Redemption date	May 15, 2033
Annual Interest Rate	0.00%
Connecticut Statutory Trust III [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 20,000
Issue date of trust	Oct. 29, 2003
Redemption date	Oct. 29, 2033
Annual Interest Rate	0.00%
Delaware Statutory Trust III [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 15,000
Issue date of trust	May 22, 2003
Redemption date	May 22, 2033
Annual Interest Rate	0.00%
Delaware Statutory Trust IV [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 10,000
Issue date of trust	Sep. 30, 2003
Redemption date	Sep. 30, 2033
Annual Interest Rate	0.00%
Delaware Statutory Trust VI [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 13,000
Issue date of trust	Dec. 16, 2003
Redemption date	Jan. 08, 2034
Annual Interest Rate	0.00%