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Fair Value Measurement and Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details 4) - Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-sale |  | $ 22,703
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-sale |  | 0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-sale |  | 22,703
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Loans held-for-sale |  | 0
Non-PCI impaired loans |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Impaired loans | $ 47,937 | 70,154
Non-PCI impaired loans | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Impaired loans | 0 | 0
Non-PCI impaired loans | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Impaired loans | 0 | 0
Non-PCI impaired loans | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Impaired loans | 47,937 | 70,154
Non-PCI impaired loans | CRE |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Impaired loans | 9,172 | 14,908
Non-PCI impaired loans | CRE | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Impaired loans | 0 | 0
Non-PCI impaired loans | CRE | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Impaired loans | 0 | 0
Non-PCI impaired loans | CRE | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Impaired loans | 9,172 | 14,908
Non-PCI impaired loans | C&I |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Impaired loans | 32,053 | 52,172
Non-PCI impaired loans | C&I | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Impaired loans | 0 | 0
Non-PCI impaired loans | C&I | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Impaired loans | 0 | 0
Non-PCI impaired loans | C&I | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Impaired loans | 32,053 | 52,172
Non-PCI impaired loans | Residential |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Impaired loans | 6,079 | 2,464
Non-PCI impaired loans | Residential | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Impaired loans | 0 | 0
Non-PCI impaired loans | Residential | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Impaired loans | 0 | 0
Non-PCI impaired loans | Residential | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Impaired loans | 6,079 | 2,464
Non-PCI impaired loans | Consumer |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Impaired loans | 633 | 610
Non-PCI impaired loans | Consumer | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Impaired loans | 0 | 0
Non-PCI impaired loans | Consumer | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Impaired loans | 0 | 0
Non-PCI impaired loans | Consumer | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
Impaired loans | 633 | 610
OREO |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
OREO | 1,789 | 345
OREO | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
OREO | 0 | 0
OREO | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
OREO | 0 | 0
OREO | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis |  |
OREO | $ 1,789 | $ 345

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