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Significant Accounting Policies and Consolidated Financial Statement Components Loans and Fees Receivable, Net Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Jun. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Deferred revenue | $ 20.3 | $ 18.2 | $ 16.7 | $ 15.7
Weighted Average Remaining Accretion Period of Deferred Revenue | 11 months | 10 months |  |

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- Definition Amount of deferred interest and fee income, unamortized costs incurred to originate loans and leases, unamortized loan commitments and loan syndication fees, and premiums over or discounts from face amounts of acquired loans. Excludes amounts for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65890831&loc=d3e10152-111534 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66008989&loc=d3e5074-111524 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.7) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (a)(4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25496975&loc=d3e45377-112738 + Details
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