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Stockholders Equity (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Oct. 27, 2014
Stockholders Equity [Abstract]        
Unrecognized prior service cost and net actuarial loss on pension plans $ (19,181,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax $ (7,785,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax    
Unrealized net holding (losses) gains on available for sale securities 2,154,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax (8,980,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax    
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (17,027,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (16,765,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax    
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]        
Future dividend payment restrictions The approval of the Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is required to pay dividends when a bank fails to meet certain minimum regulatory capital standards or when such dividends are in excess of a subsidiary bank's earnings retained in the current year plus retained net profits for the preceding two years as specified in applicable OCC regulations.      
Preceding period of retained net profits for approval of Office of Comptroller of the Currency (in years) 2 years      
Statutory amount available for dividend payments 88,700,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryAmountAvailableForDividendPayments      
Common stock repurchased during period (in shares) 3,288us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares 584,925us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares 769,568us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares  
Common stock repurchased during period $ 100,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue      
Treasury Stock Acquired, Average Cost Per Share $ 22.02us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare      
Stock Repurchase Program, Number Of Additional Shares Authorized To Be Repurchased       1,000,000nbtb_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfAdditionalSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased