Loans And Allowance For Loan Losses (Summary Of Post-Modification Balance of Troubled Debt Restructurings) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Loans And Allowance For Loan Losses [Abstract]
Extended maturity and adjusted interest rate	$ 97	$ 79
Extended amortization and adjusted interest rate	30
Court ordered concession		284
Total	$ 127	$ 363

Financing receivable modifications, post-modification, court ordered concession.

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Financing Receivable Modifications Post Modification Extended Amortization And Adjusted Interest Rate

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Financing receivable modifications, post-modification, extended maturity and adjusted interest rate.

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Post-modification amount of investment in financing receivables modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

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-Section 50

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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28368275&loc=SL6953676-111524

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