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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Investment - (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017 trust $ / shares	Jan. 30, 2017 $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2016 $ / shares
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Number of Delaware trust affiliates \| trust	2
Royal Bank \| Crusader Servicing Corporation
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Total percentage of ownership interest (in hundredths)	80.00%
Royal Bank \| Royal Bank America Leasing LP
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Total percentage of ownership interest (in hundredths)	60.00%
Class A - Common stock
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 2		$ 2
Class A - Common stock \| Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Number of shares received - per share \| shares		0.1025
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 1.00
Class B - Common stock
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.10		$ 0.10
Class B - Common stock \| Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Number of shares received - per share \| shares		0.1179