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Loans, Allowance for Loan Losses and Credit Quality (Internal Risk-Rating Categories for the Commercial Portfolio) (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items] |  |
Significant Advanced Considered For Risk Rating Change | $ 50,000 |
Internal risk-rating categories for the Company's commercial portfolio |  |
TOTAL | 4,391,181,000 | $ 4,355,968,000
Commercial and Industrial [Member] |  |
Internal risk-rating categories for the Company's commercial portfolio |  |
TOTAL | 881,329,000 | 902,053,000
Commercial Real Estate [Member] |  |
Internal risk-rating categories for the Company's commercial portfolio |  |
TOTAL | 3,027,305,000 | 3,010,798,000
Commercial Construction [Member] |  |
Internal risk-rating categories for the Company's commercial portfolio |  |
TOTAL | 356,173,000 | 320,391,000
Small Business [Member] |  |
Internal risk-rating categories for the Company's commercial portfolio |  |
TOTAL | 126,374,000 | 122,726,000
PASS [Member] |  |
Internal risk-rating categories for the Company's commercial portfolio |  |
TOTAL | 4,160,607,000 | 4,097,798,000
PASS [Member] | Commercial and Industrial [Member] |  |
Internal risk-rating categories for the Company's commercial portfolio |  |
TOTAL | 782,142,000 | 783,825,000
PASS [Member] | Commercial Real Estate [Member] |  |
Internal risk-rating categories for the Company's commercial portfolio |  |
TOTAL | 2,900,222,000 | 2,876,570,000
PASS [Member] | Commercial Construction [Member] |  |
Internal risk-rating categories for the Company's commercial portfolio |  |
TOTAL | 354,245,000 | 317,099,000
PASS [Member] | Small Business [Member] |  |
Internal risk-rating categories for the Company's commercial portfolio |  |
TOTAL | 123,998,000 | 120,304,000
POTENTIAL WEAKNESS [Member] |  |
Internal risk-rating categories for the Company's commercial portfolio |  |
TOTAL | 129,094,000 | 134,039,000
POTENTIAL WEAKNESS [Member] | Commercial and Industrial [Member] |  |
Internal risk-rating categories for the Company's commercial portfolio |  |
TOTAL | 36,868,000 | 46,176,000
POTENTIAL WEAKNESS [Member] | Commercial Real Estate [Member] |  |
Internal risk-rating categories for the Company's commercial portfolio |  |
TOTAL | 89,588,000 | 84,641,000
POTENTIAL WEAKNESS [Member] | Commercial Construction [Member] |  |
Internal risk-rating categories for the Company's commercial portfolio |  |
TOTAL | 1,096,000 | 1,363,000
POTENTIAL WEAKNESS [Member] | Small Business [Member] |  |
Internal risk-rating categories for the Company's commercial portfolio |  |
TOTAL | 1,542,000 | 1,859,000
DEFINITE WEAKNESS-LOSS UNLIKELY [Member] |  |
Internal risk-rating categories for the Company's commercial portfolio |  |
TOTAL | 98,958,000 | 121,640,000
DEFINITE WEAKNESS-LOSS UNLIKELY [Member] | Commercial and Industrial [Member] |  |
Internal risk-rating categories for the Company's commercial portfolio |  |
TOTAL | 62,219,000 | 71,991,000
DEFINITE WEAKNESS-LOSS UNLIKELY [Member] | Commercial Real Estate [Member] |  |
Internal risk-rating categories for the Company's commercial portfolio |  |
TOTAL | 35,079,000 | 47,164,000
DEFINITE WEAKNESS-LOSS UNLIKELY [Member] | Commercial Construction [Member] |  |
Internal risk-rating categories for the Company's commercial portfolio |  |
TOTAL | 832,000 | 1,929,000
DEFINITE WEAKNESS-LOSS UNLIKELY [Member] | Small Business [Member] |  |
Internal risk-rating categories for the Company's commercial portfolio |  |
TOTAL | 828,000 | 556,000
PARTIAL LOSS PROBABLE [Member] |  |
Internal risk-rating categories for the Company's commercial portfolio |  |
TOTAL | 2,522,000 | 2,491,000
PARTIAL LOSS PROBABLE [Member] | Commercial and Industrial [Member] |  |
Internal risk-rating categories for the Company's commercial portfolio |  |
TOTAL | 100,000 | 61,000
PARTIAL LOSS PROBABLE [Member] | Commercial Real Estate [Member] |  |
Internal risk-rating categories for the Company's commercial portfolio |  |
TOTAL | 2,416,000 | 2,423,000
PARTIAL LOSS PROBABLE [Member] | Commercial Construction [Member] |  |
Internal risk-rating categories for the Company's commercial portfolio |  |
TOTAL | 0 | 0
PARTIAL LOSS PROBABLE [Member] | Small Business [Member] |  |
Internal risk-rating categories for the Company's commercial portfolio |  |
TOTAL | 6,000 | 7,000
DEFINITE LOSS [Member] |  |
Internal risk-rating categories for the Company's commercial portfolio |  |
TOTAL | 0 | 0
DEFINITE LOSS [Member] | Commercial and Industrial [Member] |  |
Internal risk-rating categories for the Company's commercial portfolio |  |
TOTAL | 0 | 0
DEFINITE LOSS [Member] | Commercial Real Estate [Member] |  |
Internal risk-rating categories for the Company's commercial portfolio |  |
TOTAL | 0 | 0
DEFINITE LOSS [Member] | Commercial Construction [Member] |  |
Internal risk-rating categories for the Company's commercial portfolio |  |
TOTAL | 0 | 0
DEFINITE LOSS [Member] | Small Business [Member] |  |
Internal risk-rating categories for the Company's commercial portfolio |  |
TOTAL | $ 0 | $ 0

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