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Borrowings under Reverse Repurchase Agreements (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Borrowings under Reverse Repurchase Agreements [Abstract] |
Schedule of Repurchase Agreements [Table Text Block] | The following table details the Company's outstanding borrowings under reverse repurchase agreements by remaining maturity as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
(In thousands) |  | December 31, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
|  |  |  | Weighted Average |  |  |  | Weighted Average
Remaining Maturity |  | Outstanding Borrowings |  | Interest Rate |  | Remaining Days to Maturity |  | Outstanding Borrowings |  | Interest Rate |  | Remaining Days to Maturity
30 Days or Less |  | $ | 715,194 |  |  | 0.22 | % |  | 14 |  |  | $ | 369,861 |  |  | 0.53 | % |  | 14 |
31-60 Days |  | 322,874 |  |  | 0.52 | % |  | 44 |  |  | 402,206 |  |  | 1.12 | % |  | 45 |
61-90 Days |  | 289,276 |  |  | 0.52 | % |  | 71 |  |  | 320,161 |  |  | 0.78 | % |  | 72 |
91-120 Days |  | — |  |  | — | % |  | — |  |  | 8,233 |  |  | 1.40 | % |  | 100 |
121-150 Days |  | 21,236 |  |  | 2.03 | % |  | 139 |  |  | 38,856 |  |  | 0.49 | % |  | 135 |
151-180 Days |  | 123,484 |  |  | 1.25 | % |  | 162 |  |  | 96,849 |  |  | 1.90 | % |  | 179 |
181-360 Days |  | 47,768 |  |  | 0.85 | % |  | 274 |  |  | — |  |  | — | % |  | — |
>360 Days |  | 149,601 |  |  | 2.41 | % |  | 631 |  |  | — |  |  | — | % |  | — |
|  | $ | 1,669,433 |  |  | 0.65 | % |  | 105 |  |  | $ | 1,236,166 |  |  | 0.90 | % |  | 56 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for repurchase agreements. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 08 -Paragraph m -Subparagraph 1 -Article 4 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(m)(1)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690 + Details
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