Loans Identified as Troubled Debt Restructurings during the period.

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Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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Post-modification amount of investment in financing receivables modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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Pre-modification amount of investment in financing receivables modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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The amount of the outstanding recorded investment related to financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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-Publisher FASB

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Reflects the amount of the write-down related to a troubled debt restructuring.

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Loans Receivable and Allowance for Loan Losses (Troubled Debt Restructurings) (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013 Customer with Decrease in Borrower's Debt [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Customers with Extended Periods of Principal Deferrals [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Commercial Loans [Member] loan	Sep. 30, 2013 Commercial Loans [Member] loan
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Number of Contracts					3	4
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Pre-Modification Recorded Investment					$ 2,165,000	$ 3,424,000
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Post-Modification Recorded Investment					2,165,000	3,424,000
New Loans Identified as Troubled Debt Restructurings	3,400,000		1,200,000	2,200,000
Financing Receivables, Impaired, Troubled Debt Restructuring, Write-down		9,000
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Recorded Investment	$ 7,700,000	$ 5,600,000