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Amount of decrease in investment in mortgage loan on real estate by entity with substantial portion of business acquiring and holding investment real estate or interest in real estate, from sale.

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The amount of the related debt discount at the end of the accounting period.

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Fair value of an asset representing net future revenue from contractually specified servicing fees, late charges, and other ancillary revenues, in excess of future costs related to servicing arrangements.

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Discount rate used to estimate the fair value of servicing assets and servicing liabilities.

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Estimated rate of prepayments of principal on servicing assets and servicing liabilities.

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Weighted average life of financial assets and financial liabilities, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Loans (Servicing Assets) (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Loans sold and serviced but owned by outside investors	$ 130,600	$ 143,700
Servicing assets	2,026	2,375	$ 1,800	$ 2,086
Unamortized discount amount	1,300	1,500
Unrealized gains on interest rate swap agreements
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Servicing assets	$ 920	1,024
Discount rate used to determine fair value of mortgage servicing assets	15.00%
Unrealized gains on interest rate swap agreements \| Minimum
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Constant prepayment speeds range used to determine fair value	15.00%
Interest strip multiples range used to determine fair value	2.08%
Unrealized gains on interest rate swap agreements \| Maximum
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Constant prepayment speeds range used to determine fair value	18.00%
Interest strip multiples range used to determine fair value	3.80%
Mortgage servicing asset
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Servicing assets	$ 1,106	$ 1,351
Discount rate used to determine fair value of mortgage servicing assets	12.00%
Period used to determine the fair value of mortgage servicing assets	7 years