Gain on sale of merchant card services.

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Noninterest Income, Electronic Banking Fees

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Noninterest Income, Other Fees for Customer Services

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Includes amounts charged depositors for: (1) maintenance of their accounts (maintenance charges); (2) failure to maintain specified minimum balances on account; (3) exceeding the number of checks or transactions allowed to be processed in a given period; (4) checks drawn on no minimum balance deposit accounts; (5) withdrawals from nontransaction deposit accounts; (6) closing savings accounts before a specified minimum period of time has elapsed; (7) accounts which have remained inactive for extended periods of time or which have become dormant; (8) use of automated teller machines or remote service units; (9) checks drawn against insufficient funds that the bank assesses regardless of whether it decides to pay, return or hold the check; (10) issuing stop payment orders; (11) certifying checks; and (12) accumulating or disbursing funds deposited in IRAs or Keogh Plan accounts when not handled by the bank's trust department. This item does not include penalties assessed on the early withdrawal of time deposits.

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Paragraph 13

-Article 9

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-Publisher FASB

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-Topic 942

-SubTopic 225

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-04.13 (d))

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Income from services rendered by trust departments or by any consolidated subsidiaries acting in a fiduciary capacity, including fees earned for (1) acting as an agent for fiduciary placement and loans and (2) custody or investment advisory services when such fees are not separately billed to the customer. This item excludes commissions and fees received for the accumulation or disbursement of funds deposited to Individual Retirement or Keogh plan accounts when such are not handled by the reporting entity's trust department.

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Income from mortgage banking activities (fees and commissions) and servicing real estate mortgages, credit cards, and other financial assets held by others net of any related impairment of capitalized service costs. Also includes any premiums received in lieu of regular servicing fees on such loans only as earned over the life of the loans.

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The net gain (loss) realized from the sale, exchange, redemption, or retirement of securities, not separately or otherwise categorized as trading, available-for-sale, or held-to-maturity.

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-04.13(h))

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-04.3)

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Income from agency and brokerage operations (includes sales of annuities and supplemental contracts); service charges, commissions, and fees from the sale of insurance and related services; and management fees from separate accounts, deferred annuities, and universal life products.

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-04.4)

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The total amount of noninterest income which may be derived from: (1) fees and commissions; (2) premiums earned; (3) insurance policy charges; (4) the sale or disposal of assets; and (5) other sources not otherwise specified.

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Represents the total of noninterest income derived from certain activities and assets including (for example): (1) venture capital investments; (2) bank owned life insurance; (3) foreign currency transactions; and (4) mortgage servicing rights.

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Noninterest Income (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Noninterest Income [Abstract]
Service charges and fees on deposit accounts									$ 22,414	$ 21,939	$ 19,581
Wealth management revenue									16,015	13,989	11,763
Electronic banking fees									13,480	12,213	9,793
Mortgage banking revenue									5,041	5,336	6,597
Other fees for customer services									3,539	3,288	2,598
Insurance commissions									1,559us-gaap_InsuranceCommissionsAndFees	1,650us-gaap_InsuranceCommissionsAndFees	1,836us-gaap_InsuranceCommissionsAndFees
Gain on sale of investment securities									0us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfSecuritiesNet	1,133us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfSecuritiesNet	34us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfSecuritiesNet
Gain on sale of merchant card services									400chfc_GainOnSaleOfMerchantCardServices	0chfc_GainOnSaleOfMerchantCardServices	1,280chfc_GainOnSaleOfMerchantCardServices
Other									647us-gaap_NoninterestIncomeOther	861us-gaap_NoninterestIncomeOther	1,202us-gaap_NoninterestIncomeOther
Total Noninterest Income	$ 18,227us-gaap_NoninterestIncome	$ 15,351us-gaap_NoninterestIncome	$ 15,801us-gaap_NoninterestIncome	$ 13,716us-gaap_NoninterestIncome	$ 13,578us-gaap_NoninterestIncome	$ 14,644us-gaap_NoninterestIncome	$ 15,948us-gaap_NoninterestIncome	$ 16,239us-gaap_NoninterestIncome	$ 63,095us-gaap_NoninterestIncome	$ 60,409us-gaap_NoninterestIncome	$ 54,684us-gaap_NoninterestIncome