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Loans Receivable (Narrative) (Details) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |
Age of Consumer Loans contractual payments due with no forecasted future net cash flows | 120 months

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