Loans (Changes In The Allowance For Loan Losses) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Beginning balance	$ 27,085	$ 27,637
Charge-offs	3,311	4,570
Recoveries	1,426	1,383
Provision (credit)	2,368	2,741
Ending balance	27,568	27,191
Allowance for loan losses, Individually Evaluated for impairment	911	1,937
Allowance for loan losses, Collectively Evaluated for impairment	26,657	25,254
Loans, Ending balance	2,083,757	1,892,390	$ 2,052,600
Loans, Individually Evaluated for impairment	5,654	7,998
Loans, Collectively Evaluated for impairment	2,078,103	1,884,392
Commercial Business [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Beginning balance	5,540	5,621
Charge-offs	602	1,141
Recoveries	100	48
Provision (credit)	398	867
Ending balance	5,436	5,395
Allowance for loan losses, Individually Evaluated for impairment	791	1,120
Allowance for loan losses, Collectively Evaluated for impairment	4,645	4,275
Loans, Ending balance	317,420	277,427	313,475
Loans, Individually Evaluated for impairment	3,924	4,587
Loans, Collectively Evaluated for impairment	313,496	272,840
Commercial Mortgage [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Beginning balance	9,027	8,122
Charge-offs	4	609
Recoveries	5	89
Provision (credit)	687	554
Ending balance	9,715	8,156
Allowance for loan losses, Individually Evaluated for impairment	120	817
Allowance for loan losses, Collectively Evaluated for impairment	9,595	7,339
Loans, Ending balance	591,800	480,479	567,481
Loans, Individually Evaluated for impairment	1,730	3,411
Loans, Collectively Evaluated for impairment	590,070	477,068
Residential Real Estate Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Beginning balance	1,347	1,620
Charge-offs	46	139
Recoveries	25	41
Provision (credit)	58	64
Ending balance	1,384	1,586
Allowance for loan losses, Collectively Evaluated for impairment	1,384	1,586
Loans, Ending balance	377,406	351,088	376,023
Loans, Collectively Evaluated for impairment	377,406	351,088
Residential Real Estate Lines [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Beginning balance	345	435
Charge-offs	4
Recoveries	4	2
Provision (credit)		(35)
Ending balance	345	402
Allowance for loan losses, Collectively Evaluated for impairment	345	402
Loans, Ending balance	123,894	126,832	124,766
Loans, Collectively Evaluated for impairment	123,894	126,832
Consumer Indirect [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Beginning balance	10,458	11,383
Charge-offs	2,498	2,422
Recoveries	1,170	1,105
Provision (credit)	1,167	1,139
Ending balance	10,297	11,205
Allowance for loan losses, Collectively Evaluated for impairment	10,297	11,205
Loans, Ending balance	655,348	637,380	652,494
Loans, Collectively Evaluated for impairment	655,348	637,380
Other Consumer [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Beginning balance	368	456
Charge-offs	157	259
Recoveries	122	98
Provision (credit)	58	152
Ending balance	391	447
Allowance for loan losses, Collectively Evaluated for impairment	391	447
Loans, Ending balance	17,889	19,184	$ 18,361
Loans, Collectively Evaluated for impairment	$ 17,889	$ 19,184

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