Fair Value Measurements (Details Textuals) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value Measurements (Textuals) [Abstract]
Other real estate owned measured at fair value	$ 11	$ 21
Write down of Other Real Estate Owned	3	2
Commitment on standby letters of credit	$ 297	$ 353
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Closing ratio	91.00%
Weighted average discount rate	9.60%
Weighted average constant prepayment rate	12.20%
Maximum [Member]
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Weighted average discount rate	20.00%
Minimum [Member]
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Weighted average discount rate	10.00%

Represents the percentage of loans currently in a lock position which management estimates will ultimately close.

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Other real estate owned fair value disclosure.

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Discount rate which is used to value residual cash flows generated by financial assets of a securitization, asset-backed financing arrangement, or similar transfer regardless of when the transfer occurred.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 860
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
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Estimated rate of prepayment of principal on financial assets regardless of when the transfer occurred.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 860
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Amount of write-down or reserve recognized in the income statement on real estate investments for entities with a substantial portion of business acquiring and holding investment real estate.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 970
-SubTopic 360
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.12-28.FN5)
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section S99
-Paragraph 6
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