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Investment Securities Other Than Temporary Impairment Charges (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Investment [Line Items] |  |  |
Other than temporary impairment losses, investments, portion recognized in earnings, net, available-for-sale securities | $ 0 | $ 30,000 | $ 124,000
Equity securities - financial institution stocks |  |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |  |
Other than temporary impairment losses, investments, portion recognized in earnings, net, available-for-sale securities |  | 12,000 | 27,000
Pooled trust preferred securities |  |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |  |
Other than temporary impairment losses, investments, portion recognized in earnings, net, available-for-sale securities |  | $ 18,000 | $ 97,000

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- Definition The amount of other than temporary impairment losses on investments in debt and equity securities categorized as Available-for-sale which have been recognized in earnings during the period. Such impairment losses consist of other than temporary impairments (OTTI) on equity securities, credit losses on investments in debt securities, and when the entity intends to sell an impaired debt security or it is more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell the impaired debt security before recovery of its amortized cost basis. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 320 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27724398&loc=d3e27161-111563 + Details
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