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FAIR VALUE, Unobservable Input Reconciliation (Details) - Commitments to Originate Real Estate Loans for Sale [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Level 3 Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Beginning balance		$ 195	$ 142	$ 185	$ 44
Total losses included in earnings	[1]	(195)	(142)	(532)	(253)
Commitments to originate real estate loans held for sale, net		276	170	623	379
Ending balance		$ 276	$ 170	$ 276	$ 170
[1] Amounts included in earnings associated with the commitments to originate real estate loans for sale are reported as a component of other banking services in the Consolidated Statement of Income.

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Commitments to borrowers or third party investors for the origination of real estate loans for sale classified as an asset measured and using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in the income statement for financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Fair value of financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification



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