Loan Quality (Impaired Financing Receivables) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Recorded Investment With No Allowance	$ 24,469	$ 27,951
Unpaid Principal Balance With No Allowance	28,998	34,606
Recorded Investment With Allowance	2,136	2,945
Unpaid Principal Balance With Allowance	2,991	3,125
Related Allowance	231	1,100
Average Recorded Investment	29,132	38,168
Interest Income Recognized	122	122
First Liens
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Recorded Investment With No Allowance	1,804	3,030
Unpaid Principal Balance With No Allowance	2,002	3,500
Recorded Investment With Allowance		9
Unpaid Principal Balance With Allowance		39
Related Allowance		9
Average Recorded Investment	2,619	3,365
Interest Income Recognized	4	4
Residential Real Estate Junior Liens & Lines of Credit [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Recorded Investment With No Allowance	169	108
Unpaid Principal Balance With No Allowance	195	127
Average Recorded Investment	136	417
Residential Real Estate 1-4 Family [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Recorded Investment With No Allowance	1,973	3,138
Unpaid Principal Balance With No Allowance	2,197	3,627
Recorded Investment With Allowance		9
Unpaid Principal Balance With Allowance		39
Related Allowance		9
Average Recorded Investment	2,755	3,782
Interest Income Recognized	4	4
Residential Real Estate - Construction [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Recorded Investment With No Allowance	931	537
Unpaid Principal Balance With No Allowance	977	556
Average Recorded Investment	686	544
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Recorded Investment With No Allowance	21,487	24,188
Unpaid Principal Balance With No Allowance	25,744	30,334
Recorded Investment With Allowance	862	966
Unpaid Principal Balance With Allowance	1,001	1,043
Related Allowance	60	89
Average Recorded Investment	23,801	31,730
Interest Income Recognized	118	118
Commercial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Recorded Investment With No Allowance	78	88
Unpaid Principal Balance With No Allowance	80	89
Recorded Investment With Allowance	1,274	1,970
Unpaid Principal Balance With Allowance	1,990	2,043
Related Allowance	171	1,002
Average Recorded Investment	1,890	2,112
Consumer [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
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Unpaid Principal Balance With No Allowance
Recorded Investment With Allowance
Unpaid Principal Balance With Allowance
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Average amount of investment of impaired financing receivables with related allowance for credit losses and without a related allowance for credit losses.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 15

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