Available-for-sale Securities, Transferred to Held-to-maturity Securities

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Available-for-sale Securities, Transferred to Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrealized Gain (Loss)

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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
-Topic 320
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-Section 50
-Paragraph 9
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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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 860
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1A
-Subparagraph (b)(1)(i)
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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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 320
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 11
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82896770&loc=d3e26853-111562

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 12
-Subparagraph (a),(b)
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Investment Securities - Securities Sold, Pledged as Collateral and Transfers (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Feb. 24, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Available-for-sale:
Sales proceeds		$ 0	$ 0	$ 1,321	$ 68,673
Gross realized gains		0	0	13	458
Gross realized losses		0	$ 0	(3)	(64)
Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral [Line Items]
Securities transferred from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity	$ 129,000			128,965	$ 0
Unrealized pre-tax loss from transfer of available-for-sale securities to held-to-maturity	$ 3,000
State of California
Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities pledged as collateral		112,400		112,400		$ 109,100
Public Deposits
Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities pledged as collateral		111,600		111,600		108,300
Trust Deposits
Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities pledged as collateral		777		777		822
Internal checking account
Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities pledged as collateral		$ 2,000		$ 2,000		$ 2,100