Private Label Mortgage Backed Security

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Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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Amount before tax of unrealized gain (loss) in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) on investments in debt and equity securities classified as available-for-sale.

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This item represents the loan to collateral ratio of the underlying assets in the security, represented as a percentage, which was considered as one of the potential factors in reaching a conclusion that the available-for-sale investments are not other-than-temporarily impaired.

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The cumulative amount of credit losses recognized in earnings related to debt securities held for which a portion of an other than temporary impairment (OTTI) was recognized in other comprehensive income (a component of shareholders' equity).

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Investments (Private Label Mortgage Backed Securities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized cost	$ 152,653	$ 158,335
Available for sale	155,345	159,473
Cumulative OTTI Charges	585	555	$ 555	$ 535
Private-Label Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized cost	1,137	1,335
Available for sale	1,187	$ 1,372
Gross Unrealized Gain (Loss)	50
Cumulative OTTI Charges	$ 585
Lowest Credit Rating Assigned: Standard & Poor's, CCC Rating [Member] \| MALT2004-6 7A1 [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Origination Date	Jun. 01, 2004
Amortized cost	$ 317
Available for sale	310
Gross Unrealized Gain (Loss)	$ (7)
Collateral Type	ALT A
Credit Support %	15.01%
Lowest Credit Rating Assigned: Standard & Poor's, CC Rating [Member] \| RALI2005-QS2 A1 [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Origination Date	Feb. 01, 2005
Amortized cost	$ 168
Available for sale	181
Gross Unrealized Gain (Loss)	$ 13
Collateral Type	ALT A
Credit Support %	4.56%
Cumulative OTTI Charges	$ 10
Lowest Credit Rating Assigned: Standard & Poor's, D Rating [Member] \| RALI2006-QS4 A2 [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Origination Date	Apr. 01, 2006
Amortized cost	$ 400
Available for sale	417
Gross Unrealized Gain (Loss)	$ 17
Collateral Type	ALT A
Cumulative OTTI Charges	$ 323
Lowest Credit Rating Assigned: Standard & Poor's, D Rating [Member] \| GSR 2006-5F 2A1 [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Origination Date	May 01, 2006
Amortized cost	$ 45
Available for sale	53
Gross Unrealized Gain (Loss)	$ 8
Collateral Type	Prime
Cumulative OTTI Charges	$ 15
Lowest Credit Rating Assigned: Standard & Poor's, D Rating [Member] \| RALI2006-QS8 A1 [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Origination Date	Jul. 28, 2006
Amortized cost	$ 207
Available for sale	226
Gross Unrealized Gain (Loss)	$ 19
Collateral Type	ALT A
Cumulative OTTI Charges	$ 237