Variable Interest Entities (Summary Of Consolidated Variable Interest Entities) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) joint_venture	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) joint_venture
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets to longer considered VIEs		$ 249,500
Number of VIE real estate joint ventures guaranteed by company \| joint_venture	1	1
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets Held by VIEs	$ 240,676	$ 504,293
Assets Held as Collateral for Debt	43,237	46,136
Maximum Risk of Loss	$ 29,784	$ 29,784

The carrying amount of the consolidated Variable Interest Entity's assets included in the reporting entity's statement of financial position.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 810
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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The reporting entity's maximum amount of exposure to loss as a result of its involvement with the Variable Interest Entity (VIE).

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
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-Paragraph 4
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Variable Interest Entity's (VIE) assets considered as collateral on debt included in the statement of financial position of the reporting entity. This element is applicable for variable interests whether the reporting entity has a controlling financial interest (primary beneficiary) or not.

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Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated, Assets No Longer Considered a Variable Interest Entity

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Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Number of VIE's Guaranteed by Company

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