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Commercial Mortgage Banking - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |  |
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Jun. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Mortgage Banking [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepayment costs | $ 5,300 | $ 7,800 | $ 6,500 | $ 16,000 |  |  |
Custodial escrow accounts | 27,600 |  | 27,600 |  | $ 421,500 |  |
Uninsured balance relation to escrow accounts | 15,700 |  | 15,700 |  |  |  |
Fair value of servicing rights | 6,200 |  | 6,200 |  | 41,800 |  |
Carrying value of loan servicing rights | $ 1,993 |  | 1,993 |  | 28,168 | $ 29,220 | $ 30,140
Servicing rights are amortized using straight-line method | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |
OMHHF |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage Banking [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value of loan servicing rights | $ 1,993 |  | $ 1,993 |  | $ 28,168 |  |

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- Definition The designation of funds furnished by a borrower to a lender to assure future payments of the borrower's real estate taxes and insurance obligations with respect to a mortgaged property. Escrow deposits may be made for a variety of other purposes such as earnest money and contingent payments. This element excludes replacement reserves which are an escrow separately provided for within the US GAAP taxonomy. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.10) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 + Details
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