Investments In Securities Investments In Securities (Schedule of Variable Interest Entities) (Details) - Other investments $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$ 9,803
Estimated Fair Value	10,459
Maximum Potential Loss	18,675
Tax credit LPs
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Carrying Value	629
Estimated Fair Value	629
Maximum Potential Loss	1,325
Real estate LLCs or LPs
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Carrying Value	4,854
Estimated Fair Value	5,563
Maximum Potential Loss	7,950
Small business investment LPs
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Carrying Value	4,320
Estimated Fair Value	4,267
Maximum Potential Loss	$ 9,400

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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