Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Nov. 07, 2012
Entity Registrant Name	CASCADE BANCORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000865911
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Trading Symbol	cacb
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding		47,307,048
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012