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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
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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The amount of the outstanding recorded investment related to financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

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-Section 50

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Financing Receivable, Modifications, Number of Contracts that Subsequently Defaulted

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