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Loans Receivable (excluding Covered Loans) (Loan Modifications) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2011 Contracts | Dec. 31, 2010 Contracts
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Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |
Number of Contracts | 39 | 0
Recorded Investment | $ 9,066 | $ 0
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |
Number of Contracts | 36 | 0
Recorded Investment | 8,413 | 0
Construction, Speculative [Member] |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |
Number of Contracts | 0 | 0
Recorded Investment | 0 | 0
Construction, Custom [Member] |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |
Number of Contracts | 0 | 0
Recorded Investment | 0 | 0
Land, Acquisition and Development [Member] |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |
Number of Contracts | 0 | 0
Recorded Investment | 0 | 0
Land, Consumer Lot Loans [Member] |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |
Number of Contracts | 3 | 0
Recorded Investment | 653 | 0
Multi Family Housing [Member] |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |
Number of Contracts | 0 | 0
Recorded Investment | 0 | 0
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |
Number of Contracts | 0 | 0
Recorded Investment | 0 | 0
Commercial and Industrial Loans [Member] |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |
Number of Contracts | 0 | 0
Recorded Investment | 0 | 0
Home Equity Line of Credit [Member] |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |
Number of Contracts | 0 | 0
Recorded Investment | 0 | 0
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] |  |
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items] |  |
Number of Contracts | 0 | 0
Recorded Investment | $ 0 | $ 0

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- Definition The amount of the outstanding recorded investment related to financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 32 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6965416&loc=SL6953670-111524 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 33 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6965416&loc=SL6953676-111524 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 40 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6951948&loc=d3e18845-111554 + Details
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