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Customer Deposits (Details Textuals)	Dec. 31, 2016 M
Customer Deposits Textuals [Abstract]
Weighted Average Rate Domestic Deposit Certificates Of Deposit	1.94%
Weighted Average Maturity of Certificate of Deposits	47

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The weighted average interest rate for domestic certificates of deposit liabilities.

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