Held-To-Maturity Securities, Sold Security, Realized Gain

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Held-To-maturity Securities, Sold Security, Realized Losses

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This item represents the gross profit realized on the sale of debt or equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section 50
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This item represents the gross loss realized on the sale of debt or equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities.

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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the date of the latest financial statement presented of securities which are owned but transferred to another party to serve as collateral to partially or fully secure a debt obligation, repurchase agreement or other current or potential obligation, and for which the transferee is not permitted to sell or re-pledge them to an unrelated party.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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The cash inflow associated with the sale of debt and equity securities classified as available-for-sale securities.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Investing Activities
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The cash inflow associated with the sale of securities that had been designated as held-to-maturity. Excludes proceeds from maturities, prepayments and calls by the issuer.

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Investment Securities - Securities Sold and Pledged as Collateral (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Available-for-sale:
Sales proceeds	$ 0	$ 0	$ 68,673	$ 1,559
Gross realized gains	0	0	458	8
Gross realized losses	0	0	(64)	0
Held-to-maturity Securities, Sales, Excluding Other than Temporary Impairments [Abstract]
Sales proceeds	0	1,015	0	1,015
Gross realized gains	0	72	0	72
Gross realized losses	0	$ 0	0	$ 0
State of California
Available-for-sale:
Available-for-sale securities pledged as collateral	70,700		70,700		$ 87,900
Public Deposits
Available-for-sale:
Available-for-sale securities pledged as collateral	69,900		69,900		87,100
Trust Deposits
Available-for-sale:
Available-for-sale securities pledged as collateral	827		827		840
Internal checking account
Available-for-sale:
Available-for-sale securities pledged as collateral	$ 2,100		$ 2,100		$ 1,100