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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $) |  | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Sep. 30, 2013 charge_count Plantiff | Sep. 30, 2013 Maximum | Sep. 30, 2013 Minimum | Sep. 30, 2013 Roseman v. Martin Sigillito Minimum | Sep. 30, 2013 Commitments to extend credit | Dec. 31, 2012 Commitments to extend credit | Sep. 30, 2013 Standby letters of credit | Dec. 31, 2012 Standby letters of credit | Sep. 30, 2013 Unadvanced Commitment on Impaired Loan | Dec. 31, 2012 Unadvanced Commitment on Impaired Loan | Sep. 30, 2013 Fixed Rate Loan Commitment Commitments to extend credit | Dec. 31, 2012 Fixed Rate Loan Commitment Commitments to extend credit
Schedule of Commitments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaing Term of Letters Of Credit |  | 5 years | 6 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans and Leases Receivable, Impaired Loans, Commitment to Lend |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,724,000 | $ 775,000 |  |
Estimated losses attributable to unadvanced commitments on impaired loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 241,000 | 124,000 |  |
Off-balance sheet financial instruments, contractual amounts |  |  |  |  | 769,704,000 | 722,325,000 | 43,452,000 | 42,561,000 |  |  | 38,600,000 | 50,700,000
Loss contingency, damages sought, value |  |  |  | $ 44,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of counts found guilty | 20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits, bank as defendant | 41 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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