Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 19, 2013	Jun. 29, 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		47,326,306
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Entity Well-Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Public Float			$ 35,957,652
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes