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Long Term Subordinated Notes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Long Term Subordinated Notes [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Outstanding Fixed To Floating Rate Long Term Subordinated Notes |
|  |  |  |  |  | Maturity Date |  | December 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
|  |  | Original |  |  |  |  |  | Consolidated Balance |  |  |  |  | Consolidated Balance |  |  |
(Dollars in thousands) | Date Issued |  | Principal Amount |  | Scheduled |  | Final |  | Sheet Amount |  | Market Value |  | Sheet Amount |  | Market Value
Long term subordinated notes | 4/26/2007 |  | $ | 400,000 |  | 5/15/2037 |  | 5/1/2067 |  | $ | 236,758 |  | $ | 233,191 |  | $ | 236,659 |  | $ | 200,390
Schedule Of Interest Expense Incurred In Connection With Long Term Subordinated Notes |
| Years Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands) | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Interest expense incurred | $ | 11,587 |  | $ | 10,926 |  | $ | 11,498

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of borrowings under subordinated debt agreements that qualify as available in computing net capital under SEC uniform net capital rules for broker-dealers, including restrictive covenants, collateral, interest rates and due dates, amounts due by date and amount owed in total. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 470 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6479118&loc=d3e64650-112822 + Details
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