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Extended repayment term of loan, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The age limit which an employee attains which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Number of shares of stock issued during the period pursuant to employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) acquisition loan payoff.

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Value of common stock held in trust.

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Amount of discretionary contributions made by an employer to a defined contribution plan.

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The amount of plan compensation cost recognized during the period.

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KSOP FORMERLY THE ESOP AND 401(K) PLAN (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Jun. 26, 1996
Employee Stock Ownership Plan [Abstract]
Pay off the outstanding loan amount			$ 11,319
ESOP benefit expense	$ 0	$ 0	1,138
KSOP [Member]
Employee Stock Ownership Plan [Abstract]
Investment in holding company's common stock	41,863	56,741
Employer discretionary contributions	$ 1,743	$ 1,689	$ 638
Percentage of employer safe harbor contributions	3.00%	3.00%	3.00%
Percentage of employer discretionary contribution	3.00%	3.00%
ESOP [Member]
Employee Stock Ownership Plan [Abstract]
Borrowings from holding company				$ 11,638
Number of shares purchased in holding company common stock (in shares)				3,927,825
Extended loan repayment term	30 years
Share loan payoff (in shares)			140,260
Pay off the outstanding loan amount			$ 2,819
Shares allocated to active participants in the plan (in shares)			563,127
One-time non-cash, non-tax deductible compensation expenses			$ 11,319
ESOP benefit expense	$ 0	$ 0	1,783
Dividends paid			$ 438
ESOP [Member] \| Vesting Percentage Per Year of Service [Member]
Employee Stock Ownership Plan [Abstract]
ESOP distributions vesting percentage per year of service, beginning after two years	25.00%
ESOP [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Employee Stock Ownership Plan [Abstract]
ESOP distributions vesting period	2 years
ESOP [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Employee Stock Ownership Plan [Abstract]
Loan repayment term	10 years
ESOP distributions vesting period	5 years
ESOP distribution vesting age limit	65 years