Loans (Loans Individually And Collectively Evaluated For Impairment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	$ 4,145	$ 548
Nonaccrual and accruing restructured loans	109,100	106,050
Nonaccrual and accruing restructured loans, loans individually evaluated for impairment	73,144	70,426
Nonaccrual and accruing restructured loans, loans collectively evaluated for impairment	35,956	35,624
Partial Charge-Offs On Impaired Loans	9,130	24,943
Commercial Financial And Agricultural [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Nonaccrual and accruing restructured loans	28,504	20,657
Nonaccrual and accruing restructured loans, loans individually evaluated for impairment	28,475	20,624
Nonaccrual and accruing restructured loans, loans collectively evaluated for impairment	29	33
Construction Real Estate Commercial [Domain]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Nonaccrual and accruing restructured loans	1,636	2,226
Nonaccrual and accruing restructured loans, loans individually evaluated for impairment	1,636	2,226
Nonaccrual and accruing restructured loans, loans collectively evaluated for impairment	0	0
Construction Real Estate - Mortgage [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Nonaccrual and accruing restructured loans	109	104
Nonaccrual and accruing restructured loans, loans individually evaluated for impairment	0	0
Nonaccrual and accruing restructured loans, loans collectively evaluated for impairment	109	104
Construction Real Estate - Installment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Nonaccrual and accruing restructured loans	123	156
Nonaccrual and accruing restructured loans, loans individually evaluated for impairment	0	0
Nonaccrual and accruing restructured loans, loans collectively evaluated for impairment	123	156
Residential Real Estate - Commercial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Nonaccrual and accruing restructured loans	21,235	23,102
Nonaccrual and accruing restructured loans, loans individually evaluated for impairment	21,235	23,102
Nonaccrual and accruing restructured loans, loans collectively evaluated for impairment	0	0
Residential Real Estate - Mortgage [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Nonaccrual and accruing restructured loans	27,903	27,925
Nonaccrual and accruing restructured loans, loans individually evaluated for impairment	0	0
Nonaccrual and accruing restructured loans, loans collectively evaluated for impairment	27,903	27,925
Residential Real Estate - HELOC [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Nonaccrual and accruing restructured loans	2,665	2,456
Nonaccrual and accruing restructured loans, loans individually evaluated for impairment	0	0
Nonaccrual and accruing restructured loans, loans collectively evaluated for impairment	2,665	2,456
Residential Real Estate - Installment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Nonaccrual and accruing restructured loans	1,126	1,253
Nonaccrual and accruing restructured loans, loans individually evaluated for impairment	0	0
Nonaccrual and accruing restructured loans, loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,126	1,253
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	290	309
Nonaccrual and accruing restructured loans	21,790	24,474
Nonaccrual and accruing restructured loans, loans individually evaluated for impairment	21,790	24,474
Nonaccrual and accruing restructured loans, loans collectively evaluated for impairment	0	0
Consumer [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	8	0
Nonaccrual and accruing restructured loans	4,009	3,697
Nonaccrual and accruing restructured loans, loans individually evaluated for impairment	8
Nonaccrual and accruing restructured loans, loans collectively evaluated for impairment	4,001	3,697
Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Recorded [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Partial Charge-Offs On Impaired Loans	$ 5,700	$ 24,700

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