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Investments (Number of Securities in an Unrealized Unrecognized Loss Position) (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) Securities	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale and held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Unrealized Unrecognized Loss	$ 8,120	$ 24,859
Eighty Percent to Ninety-Nine Percent [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale and held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Number Of Securities In An Unrealized/Unrecognized Loss Position | Securities	252	606
Unrealized Unrecognized Loss	$ 8,120	$ 22,971
Sixty Percent to Seventy-Nine Percent [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale and held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Number Of Securities In An Unrealized/Unrecognized Loss Position | Securities	0	3
Unrealized Unrecognized Loss	$ 0	$ 1,888
Forty Percent to Fifty-Nine Percent [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale and held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Number Of Securities In An Unrealized/Unrecognized Loss Position | Securities	0	0
Unrealized Unrecognized Loss	$ 0	$ 0
Twenty Percent to Thirty-Nine Percent [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale and held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Number Of Securities In An Unrealized/Unrecognized Loss Position | Securities	0	0
Unrealized Unrecognized Loss	$ 0	$ 0
Zero Percent to Nineteen Percent [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale and held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Number Of Securities In An Unrealized/Unrecognized Loss Position | Securities	0	0
Unrealized Unrecognized Loss	$ 0	$ 0

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