Loans - Aging of Past Due Loans by Class of Loans - Tabular Disclosure (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Aging of Past Due Loans by Class of Loans
Total Past Due	$ 10,097	$ 5,754
Loans Not Past Due	1,454,758	1,353,704
Total loan balance	1,464,855	1,359,458
30-59 Days Past Due
Aging of Past Due Loans by Class of Loans
Total Past Due	7,858	3,504
60-89 Days Past Due
Aging of Past Due Loans by Class of Loans
Total Past Due	1,991	262
90 Days or Greater Past Due
Aging of Past Due Loans by Class of Loans
Total Past Due	248	1,988
Commercial
Aging of Past Due Loans by Class of Loans
Total Past Due	6,746	5,251
Loans Not Past Due	603,639	551,271
Total loan balance	610,385	556,522
Commercial \| 30-59 Days Past Due
Aging of Past Due Loans by Class of Loans
Total Past Due	5,187	3,285
Commercial \| 60-89 Days Past Due
Aging of Past Due Loans by Class of Loans
Total Past Due	1,519	262
Commercial \| 90 Days or Greater Past Due
Aging of Past Due Loans by Class of Loans
Total Past Due	40	1,704
Real estate
Aging of Past Due Loans by Class of Loans
Total loan balance	834,433	786,926
Consumer
Aging of Past Due Loans by Class of Loans
Loans Not Past Due	20,037	16,010
Total loan balance	20,037	16,010
Commercial \| Real estate
Aging of Past Due Loans by Class of Loans
Total Past Due	2,387
Loans Not Past Due	617,152	625,665
Total loan balance	619,539	625,665
Commercial \| Real estate \| 30-59 Days Past Due
Aging of Past Due Loans by Class of Loans
Total Past Due	2,387
Land and construction \| Real estate
Aging of Past Due Loans by Class of Loans
Total Past Due	207	219
Loans Not Past Due	103,503	84,209
Total loan balance	103,710	84,428
Land and construction \| Real estate \| 30-59 Days Past Due
Aging of Past Due Loans by Class of Loans
Total Past Due		219
Land and construction \| Real estate \| 90 Days or Greater Past Due
Aging of Past Due Loans by Class of Loans
Total Past Due	207
Home equity \| Real estate
Aging of Past Due Loans by Class of Loans
Total Past Due	757	284
Loans Not Past Due	77,575	76,549
Total loan balance	78,332	76,833
Home equity \| Real estate \| 30-59 Days Past Due
Aging of Past Due Loans by Class of Loans
Total Past Due	284
Home equity \| Real estate \| 60-89 Days Past Due
Aging of Past Due Loans by Class of Loans
Total Past Due	472
Home equity \| Real estate \| 90 Days or Greater Past Due
Aging of Past Due Loans by Class of Loans
Total Past Due	1	$ 284
Residential mortgages \| Real estate
Aging of Past Due Loans by Class of Loans
Loans Not Past Due	32,852
Total loan balance	$ 32,852

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