Loans (Schedule Of Troubled Debt Restructurings Within The Previous 12 Months) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) number	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) number
General C I [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| number	1	0
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 5,779	$ 0
Home Equity [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| number	4	1
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 685	$ 36
Commercial Financial And Industrial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| number	1	0
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 5,779	$ 0
Consumer Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| number	4	1
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 685	$ 36
Credit Card And Other Portfolio Segment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| number	2	0
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 7	$ 0
Troubled Debt Restructurings That Subsequently Defaulted [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number \| number	7	1
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 6,471	$ 36

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Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings within the previous 12 months and for which there was a payment default.

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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 34
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66008989&loc=SL6953682-111524

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