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Sale of the asset management unit and discontinued operations (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract] |
Operating Results Of Discontinued Operations [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the operating results of the discontinued operations:
|  | Year ended December 31 |
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
Other income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fees and commissions (1) |  |  | - |  |  | 610 |  |  | 2,683 |
Other income |  |  | - |  |  | 468 |  |  | 20 |
|  |  | - |  |  | 1,078 |  |  | 2,703 |
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Salaries and other employee expenses |  |  | - |  |  | 373 |  |  | 1,535 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | - |  |  | 8 |  |  | 21 |
Professional services |  |  | - |  |  | 462 |  |  | 699 |
Maintenance and repairs |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |  |  | 7 |
Other operating expenses |  |  | - |  |  | 238 |  |  | 1,122 |
Total operating expenses |  |  | - |  |  | 1,082 |  |  | 3,384 |
Net gain (loss) from discontinued operations |  |  | - |  |  | (4) |  |  | (681) |
| (1) | Includes management fees from investment funds for $567 thousand and $2,588 thousand in 2013 and 2012, respectively

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