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Fair Value (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012
Fair value measurements
Assumed Gain (Loss) from loan sale	$ (1,663)
Interest Rate Movement Effect	(1,150)
Servicing Rights Value	1,375
Security Price Change	917
Total Fair Value Adjustment Gain/(Loss)	(521)
Rate Lock Commitments [Member]
Fair value measurements
Notional or Principal Amount	166,437
Assumed Gain (Loss) from loan sale	(939)
Interest Rate Movement Effect	(250)
Servicing Rights Value	768
Total Fair Value Adjustment Gain/(Loss)	(421)
Notional of open forward delivery contracts [Member]
Fair value measurements
Notional or Principal Amount	254,003
Security Price Change	917
Total Fair Value Adjustment Gain/(Loss)	917
Mortgages held for sale [Member]
Fair value measurements
Notional or Principal Amount	114,740
Assumed Gain (Loss) from loan sale	(724)
Interest Rate Movement Effect	(900)
Servicing Rights Value	607
Total Fair Value Adjustment Gain/(Loss)	$ (1,017)

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Amount of the contractual principal due at the origination of the mortgage loan (face amount).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 948

-SubTopic 310

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.12-29)

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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Paragraph c

-Subparagraph Schedule IV

-Article 5



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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 29

-Article 12



Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 205

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

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