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Notes Payable (Line of Credit Narrative) (Details) (2013 Line of Credit [Member], USD $) | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2014 guarantor occasions banks | Dec. 31, 2013 | Nov. 30, 2013
2013 Line of Credit [Member] |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 140,000,000
Line of credit, number of banks in agreement | 5 |  |
Line of credit, length of credit agreement, years | 4 years |  |
Line of credit, interest rate, floating, applicable margin | 1.00% |  |
Line of credit, interest rate, floating, adjusted LIBOR | 2.00% |  |
Line of credit, unused capacity, commitment fee percentage | 0.35% |  |
Minimum risk-based capital ratio | 275.00% |  |
Maximum debt to capital ratio | 0.35 |  |
Minimum capital to be retained | 80.00% |  |
Minimum portion of net income to be retained | 50.00% |  |
Minimum capital contributions to be retained | 50.00% |  |
Line of credit, number of occasions borrowing capacity can be increased | 3 |  |
Line of credit, additional borrowing capacity, aggregate amount | 50,000,000 |  |
Line of credit, maturity date extension available, years | 1 year |  |
Line of credit, number of guarantors | 0 |  |
Line of credit, amount outstanding | $ 0 | $ 0 |

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