Cash flow hedge derivatives expected period of insignificant impact on net income.

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Fair flow hedge derivatives expected period of insignificant impact on net income.

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LIBOR period.

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Non designated hedge derivatives expected period of insignificant impact on net income.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payments on the derivative asset.

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Average fixed interest rate related to the group of interest rate derivatives.

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Details Textual) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013 Cash Flow Hedging [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Fair Value Hedging [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Fair Value Hedging [Member]
Derivative Financial Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
Notional amount of interest		$ 30.5	$ 83.5	$ 81.0
Derivative Financial Instruments (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
LIBOR period	3 months
Weighted average fixed rate	6.14%
Recorded period of effectiveness of cash flow hedges on net income	12 months
Recorded period of effectiveness of fair value hedges on net income	12 months
Recorded period of effectiveness of fair value of derivatives on net income	12 months