Investments In Securities Investments In Securities (Schedule of Variable Interest Entities) (Details) - Other investments	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$ 8,763,209
Estimated Fair Value	10,092,530
Maximum Potential Loss	18,125,000
Tax credit LPs
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Carrying Value	846,228
Estimated Fair Value	1,137,346
Maximum Potential Loss	1,325,000
Real estate LLCs or LPs
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Carrying Value	4,812,037
Estimated Fair Value	5,677,547
Maximum Potential Loss	7,400,000
Small business investment LPs
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Carrying Value	3,104,944
Estimated Fair Value	3,277,637
Maximum Potential Loss	$ 9,400,000

Estimated fair value amount of the assets in the reporting entity's statement of financial position that relate to the reporting entity's variable interest in the Variable Interest Entity (VIE), where the reporting entity is not the VIE's primary beneficiary.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 810
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph b
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 810
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-Paragraph 6
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