Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Details 7) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Number	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Number
Number of loans - restructured accruing \| Number	9	7
Number of loans - restructured nonaccruing \| Number	5	3
Number of loans \| Number	14	10
Restructed accruing	$ 12,339	$ 7,924
Restructed nonaccruing	988	5,367
Troubled debt restructings	13,327	13,291
Specific allowance	2,945	1,775
Restructured and subsequently defaulted	237
Commercial [Member]
Restructed accruing	2,032	3,137
Restructed nonaccruing	867	434
Troubled debt restructings	2,899	3,571
Specific allowance	595	855
Restructured and subsequently defaulted	237
Income Producing - Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Restructed accruing	9,212	4,397
Restructed nonaccruing	121
Troubled debt restructings	9,333	4,397
Specific allowance	2,350	920
Owner Occupied - Commercial Real Estate - [Member]
Restructed accruing	1,095	390
Troubled debt restructings	$ 1,095	390
Construction - Commercial And Residencial [Member] \| Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Restructed nonaccruing		4,933
Troubled debt restructings		$ 4,933

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 40
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82895541&loc=d3e18845-111554

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