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Sale of Business Line	12 Months Ended
Sale of Business Line	Dec. 31, 2014
Sale of Business Line [Abstract]
Sale of Business Line	Sale of Business Line On March 1, 2014, the Corporation sold its merchant processing service business line to a third party. The sale resulted in a net gain of $6.3 million; after-tax $4.0 million, or 24 cents per diluted share. In connection with the sale, Washington Trust incurred divestiture related costs of $355 thousand; after-tax $227 thousand, or 1 cent per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2014. The net proceeds received from the sale totaled $7.2 million, including $900 thousand of deferred revenue that can be earned over a 5-year period by providing business referrals to the buyer. During 2014, $180 thousand was earned and recognized as noninterest income as a result of this activity.