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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Commitment to Extend Credits and Unused Lines of Credit [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Commitments - maximum potential obligation	$ 1,400.0	$ 1,300.0
Standby Letters of Credit [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Obligation instrument term	5 years
Commitments - maximum potential obligation	$ 38.8	31.5
Commercial Letters of Credit [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Commitments - maximum potential obligation	$ 0.0	$ 11.3

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- Definition

Describe the approximate period of the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (b)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12069-110248

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