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Securities Sold Under Agreements To Repurchase (Details Textual) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
Short-Term Borrowings (Textual) [Abstract] |
Repurchase agreements original maturity description | less than one year

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- Definition This describes the time frame of the terms of the entity's repurchase agreements. + References Reference 1: 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)(i)(A)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6881521&loc=d3e23780-122690 + Details
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