Represents the amount of fair value adjustments in loans held for sale.

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Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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Fair value, after the effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial asset or other contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset. Includes assets not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset.

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Fair value, after the effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial liability or contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset. Includes assets not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset.

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Fair value portion of loan receivable, including, but not limited to, mortgage loans held for investment, finance receivables held for investment, policy loans on insurance contracts.

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Investment in short-term money-market instruments (such as commercial paper, banker's acceptances, repurchase agreements, government securities, certificates of deposit, and so forth) which are highly liquid (that is, readily convertible to known amounts of cash) and so near their maturity that they present an insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments with original maturities of three months or less qualify as cash equivalents by definition. Original maturity means an original maturity to the entity holding the investment. For example, both a three-month US Treasury bill and a three-year Treasury note purchased three months from maturity qualify as cash equivalents. However, a Treasury note purchased three-years ago does not become a cash equivalent when its remaining maturity is three months.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of land and buildings obtained through foreclosure proceedings or defeasance in full or partial satisfaction of a debt arrangement.

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Fair value measurements (Details 3) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Mortgage-related securities - FNMA, FHLMC and GNMA	Dec. 31, 2013 Mortgage-related securities - FNMA, FHLMC and GNMA	Sep. 30, 2014 Federal agency obligations	Dec. 31, 2013 Federal agency obligations	Sep. 30, 2014 Municipal bonds	Dec. 31, 2013 Municipal bonds	Sep. 30, 2014 Level 1 Forward sale contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Level 1 Forward sale contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Fair value measurements on a recurring basis Level 2	Dec. 31, 2013 Fair value measurements on a recurring basis Level 2	Sep. 30, 2014 Fair value measurements on a recurring basis Level 2 Interest rate lock commitments	Dec. 31, 2013 Fair value measurements on a recurring basis Level 2 Interest rate lock commitments	Sep. 30, 2014 Fair value measurements on a recurring basis Level 2 Forward sale contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Fair value measurements on a recurring basis Level 2 Forward sale contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Fair value measurements on a recurring basis Level 2 Bank	Dec. 31, 2013 Fair value measurements on a recurring basis Level 2 Bank	Sep. 30, 2014 Fair value measurements on a recurring basis Level 2 Other	Dec. 31, 2013 Fair value measurements on a recurring basis Level 2 Other	Sep. 30, 2014 Fair value measurements on a recurring basis Level 2 Mortgage-related securities - FNMA, FHLMC and GNMA Bank	Dec. 31, 2013 Fair value measurements on a recurring basis Level 2 Mortgage-related securities - FNMA, FHLMC and GNMA Bank	Sep. 30, 2014 Fair value measurements on a recurring basis Level 2 Federal agency obligations Bank	Dec. 31, 2013 Fair value measurements on a recurring basis Level 2 Federal agency obligations Bank	Sep. 30, 2014 Fair value measurements on a recurring basis Level 2 Municipal bonds Bank	Dec. 31, 2013 Fair value measurements on a recurring basis Level 2 Municipal bonds Bank	Sep. 30, 2014 Fair value measurements on a recurring basis Level 1	Dec. 31, 2013 Fair value measurements on a recurring basis Level 1	Sep. 30, 2014 Fair value measurements on a recurring basis Level 1 Forward sale contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Fair value measurements on a recurring basis Level 1 Forward sale contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Fair value measurements on a nonrecurring basis American Savings Bank (ASB)	Sep. 30, 2013 Fair value measurements on a nonrecurring basis American Savings Bank (ASB)	Sep. 30, 2014 Fair value measurements on a nonrecurring basis Estimated fair value	Dec. 31, 2013 Fair value measurements on a nonrecurring basis Estimated fair value	Sep. 30, 2014 Fair value measurements on a nonrecurring basis Level 3	Dec. 31, 2013 Fair value measurements on a nonrecurring basis Level 3
Fair value measurements on a recurring and nonrecurring basis
Money market funds																			$ 10,000	$ 10,000
Available-for-sale securities	531,603,000	529,007,000	425,307,000	369,444,000	106,296,000	80,973,000	0	78,590,000									531,603,000	529,007,000			425,307,000	369,444,000	106,296,000	80,973,000	0	78,590,000
Derivative assets
Derivative assets											217,000	531,000	216,000	488,000	1,000	43,000											0	98,000	0	98,000
Derivative liabilities
Derivative liabilities									0	0	4,000	26,000	1,000	24,000	3,000	2,000											23,000		23,000	0
Loans																																	2,000,000	4,000,000	2,000,000	4,000,000
Real estate acquired in settlement of loans																																	1,000,000	0	1,000,000	0
Adjustments to fair value of loans held for sale																															$ 0	$ 0