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Long-Term Debt (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013
Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract] |
Long-Term Debt | The components of long-term debt are summarized below (in thousands):
| June 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
Junior subordinated debentures owed to City Holding Capital Trust III, due 2038, interest at a rate of 3.78% and 3.89%, respectively | $ | 16,495 |  |  | $ | 16,495 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the combined aggregate amount of maturities and sinking fund requirements for all long-term borrowings for each of the five years following the date of the latest balance sheet date presented. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 470 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6802200&loc=d3e1835-112601 + Details
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