Residential Mortgage Servicing Rights (Sensitivity Analysis of Current Fair Value to Changes in Discount and Prepayment Speed Assumptions) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Transfers and Servicing [Abstract]
Effect on fair value of a 10% adverse change	$ (5,095)	$ (4,965)
Effect on fair value of a 20% adverse change	(9,787)	(9,547)
Effect on fair value of a 100 basis point adverse change	(4,293)	(4,539)
Effect on fair value of a 200 basis point adverse change	$ (8,271)	$ (8,771)

Sensitivity Analysis of Fair Value, Transferor's Interests in Transferred Financial Assets, Impact of One Percent Adverse Change in Discount Rate

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Sensitivity Analysis of Fair Value, Transferor's Interests in Transferred Financial Assets, Impact of Two Percent Adverse Change in Discount Rate

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The hypothetical financial impact of a 10 percent adverse change of prepayment speed on the fair value of transferor's interests in transferred financial assets (including any servicing assets or servicing liabilities) as of the balance sheet date.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 860

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-Section 50

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The hypothetical financial impact of a 20 percent adverse change of prepayment speed on the fair value of transferor's interests in transferred financial assets (including any servicing assets or servicing liabilities) as of the balance sheet date.

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