Off-Balance Sheet Credit Risk (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Fair Value Off Balance Sheet Risks Disclosure Information [Line Items]
General settlement period of securities transactions	3 days
Fair value of securities accepted as collateral permitted to sell or repledge	$ 2,400.0	$ 2,500.0
Fair value of collateral securities sold or repledged	219.7	268.5
Outstanding commitments to originate loans	226.6	205.8
Letters of credit outstanding	102.4	88.9
Unused Lines Of Credit [Member]
Fair Value Off Balance Sheet Risks Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Unused lines of credit to commercial and consumer borrowers	$ 558.1	$ 492.5
Standby Letters of Credit [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Off Balance Sheet Risks Disclosure Information [Line Items]
Letters of credit, expiration period	1 year

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Outstanding commitments to originate loans.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section 50
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Fair value as of the balance sheet date of customer securities accepted as collateral by the entity that it has sold or re-pledged to counterparties as collateral.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Period remaining on line of credit facility before it terminates, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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