Income Taxes (Schedule Of Reconciliation Of Income Taxes) (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Statutory Federal income tax rate	21.00%	21.00%	21.00%
State tax, net of Federal benefit	(1.00%)	5.00%	5.00%
Impairment of goodwill	(25.00%)	0.00%	0.00%
Nondeductible FDIC premiums	(0.10%)	0.20%	0.30%
Nondeductible executive compensation	0.00%	0.00%	0.10%
Tax-exempt income	0.30%	(1.20%)	(1.20%)
BOLI	0.20%	(0.40%)	(0.40%)
Other	0.00%	(0.10%)	0.40%
Effective income tax rate	(4.60%)	24.50%	25.20%

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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