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Fair Value Measurement and Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details 5) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016
Loans held-for-sale |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Fair value adjustments of assets | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 61,000 | $ 2,400,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Non-PCI impaired loans |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Fair value adjustments of assets | (16,951,000) | (219,000) | (17,640,000) | (3,753,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Non-PCI impaired loans | CRE |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Fair value adjustments of assets | 6,000 | (282,000) | (66,000) | 1,741,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Non-PCI impaired loans | C&I |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Fair value adjustments of assets | (16,954,000) | 77,000 | (17,648,000) | (5,497,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Non-PCI impaired loans | Residential |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Fair value adjustments of assets | (3,000) | (14,000) | 49,000 | (14,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Non-PCI impaired loans | Consumer |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Fair value adjustments of assets | 0 | 0 | 25,000 | 17,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | OREO |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Fair value adjustments of assets | (285,000) | (41,000) | (286,000) | (994,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Loans held-for-sale |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |  |  |
Fair value adjustments of assets | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ (2,351,000)

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