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Investment Securities (Schedule Of Realized Gross Gains And Losses On Sale From Available For Sale Portfolio) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2013
Investment Securities [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Gross gains on sales of securities | $ 5,657,000 |  | $ 30,000 |
Gross losses on sales of securities | 0 |  | (6,000) |
Net gain/(loss) on sales of securities | 5,657,000 | [1] | 24,000 | [1]
Proceeds from sales | 5,700,000 |  |  |
Equity securities proceeds from sales | $ 1,400,000 |  |  |
[1] | Proceeds from sales for the three months ended March 31, 2014 were $5.7 million, inclusive of $1.4 million of equity securities. Proceeds for the three months ended March 31, 2013 were not material.

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- Definition This item represents the difference between the gross realized gains and losses realized on the sale of debt or equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities. Additionally, this item would include any losses recognized for other than temporary impairments (OTTI) of the subject investments in debt and equity securities. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 320 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 9 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27724398&loc=d3e27357-111563 + Details
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