Allowance for Loan Losses Allowance for Loan Losses (Details 6) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	$ 15,028	$ 21,285	$ 14,758	$ 21,285
Added	213	1,139	841	1,340
Charged Off	0	(19)	(102)	(1,108)
Payments	(290)	(724)	(546)	(2,812)
Ending Balance	14,951	14,721	14,951	14,721
Commercial
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	8,835	9,343	8,955	12,327
Added	0	441	0	441
Charged Off	0	0	0	(1,069)
Payments	(130)	(578)	(250)	(2,493)
Ending Balance	8,705	9,206	8,705	9,206
Residential
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	5,618	4,362	5,189	4,330
Added	73	668	652	801
Charged Off	0	0	(62)	0
Payments	(102)	(74)	(190)	(175)
Ending Balance	5,589	4,956	5,589	4,956
Consumer
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	575	620	614	644
Added	140	30	189	98
Charged Off	0	(19)	(40)	(39)
Payments	(58)	(72)	(106)	(144)
Ending Balance	$ 657	$ 559	$ 657	$ 559

Financing Receivable, Impaired, Troubled Debt Restructuring, Additions During Period

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Financing Receivable, Impaired, Troubled Debt Restructuring, Payments During Period

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The amount of the outstanding recorded investment related to financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 40

-Section 50

-Paragraph 4

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25495931&loc=d3e18845-111554

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