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Intangible Asset, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss

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Percentage of discount factors used to determine fair value.

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of accumulated impairment loss for an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

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Fair value of financial and nonfinancial obligations.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 820

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (a)

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Fair Value Measurements (Textual) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified							9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Core deposit intangible assets [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Core deposit intangible assets [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Core deposit intangible assets [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Total Impaired Loans [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Total Impaired Loans [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Other Real Estate and Repossessed Assets [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Other Real Estate and Repossessed Assets [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Fair Value Measurements Recurring [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Fair Value Measurements Recurring [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Fair Value Measurements Recurring [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Fair Value Measurements Nonrecurring [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Fair Value Measurements Nonrecurring [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Fair Value Measurements Nonrecurring [Member]
Fair Value Measurements (Textual) [Abstract]
Liabilities recorded at fair value													$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Expected life of intangible assets							15 years	10 years
Percentage of discount factors used to determine fair value									80.00%	70.00%	75.00%	70.00%
Impairment of goodwill	0	0	0
Impairment identified for intangible assets				$ 0	$ 0	$ 0