Investment Securities (Details Textual) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014 Investment	Dec. 31, 2013 Investment
Investment Securities (Textual)
Number of investments, Less than 12 months	18	35
Number of investments, 12 months or longer	11	11
Fair Market Value, less than 12 months	$ 18.7
Fair Market Value,12 months or longer	13.4
Securities pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements from brokers	21.9	22.0
Securities pledged to secure client deposit	$ 29.9	$ 25.0

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Investments with a fair market value in continuous unrealized loss position for less than twelve months.

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Investments with a fair market value In continuous unrealized loss position twelve months or longer.

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Number of investments in continuous unrealized loss position, less than twelve months.

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Number of investments in continuous unrealized loss position twelve months or longer.

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Securities pledged to secure client deposit.

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The fair value of available-for-sale securities that serve as collateral for borrowings.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 5

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28368275&loc=d3e5086-111524

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