Number Of Securities In Continuous Loss Position for 12 months or more.

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Number Of Securities In Unrealized Loss Position

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The total amount of proceeds received for the sale of securities, categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities, during the reporting period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 320
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 9
-Subparagraph (a)
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Number of investment positions in available-for-sale investments in a continuous unrealized loss position for which an other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) has not been recognized in the income statement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 320
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
-Subparagraph (b)(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82897076&loc=d3e27290-111563

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Number of investment positions in available-for-sale investments that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for greater than or equal to a year for which an other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) has not been recognized in the income statement.

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Securities (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Securities (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) security	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) security	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gains (Losses), Sale Proceeds \| $	$ 0	$ 37,390	$ 0	$ 120,800
U.S. Government Agency and Government-Sponsored Enterprise Mortgage-Backed Securities and Collateralized Mortgage Obligations [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale, Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions	168		168
Available-for-sale, Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions, Greater than or Equal to One Year	84		84
Municipal Bonds [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale, Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions	107		107
Available-for-sale, Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions, Greater than or Equal to One Year	40		40
U.S. Government and Government-Sponsored Enterprise Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale, Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions	22		22
Available-for-sale, Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions, Greater than or Equal to One Year	5		5
US Government Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Number Of Securities In Continuous Loss Position For Twelve Months or More	0		0
Number Of Securities In Unrealized Loss Position	1		1
Other Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale, Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions	2		2
Available-for-sale, Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions, Greater than or Equal to One Year	1		1