Loans Receivable (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Activity related to loans receivable
Balance at beginning of period	$ 211,250
Purchase and advances	22,382
Interest (received) accrued, net	161
Repayments	(43,606)
Elimination of 1515 Market	(60,691)
Loan discount accretion	716	2,833
Discount accretion received in cash
Balance at end of period	$ 130,212

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Loans receivable amount of interest received accrued.

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Loans receivable purchases and advances.

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Mortgage loans on real estate commercial and consumer elimination of Isis market.

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Mortgage loans on real estate commercial and consumer repayments.

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The sum of the periodic adjustments of the differences between securities' face values and purchase prices that are charged against earnings. This is called accretion if the security was purchased at a discount and amortization if it was purchased at premium. As a noncash item, this element is an adjustment to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.

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The increase in the net discounted value of the proved oil and gas reserves due only to the passage of time.

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The balance represents the amount of loans that are secured by real estate mortgages, offset by the reserve to cover probable credit losses on the loan portfolio.

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