Loans & Leases and Allowance for Credit Losses, Impaired Loans (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
With no related allowance recorded [Abstract]
Recorded Investment	$ 3,274	$ 8,808	$ 3,274	$ 8,808	$ 3,611
Unpaid Principal Balance	3,285	9,238	3,285	9,238	3,676
Average Recorded Investment	3,708	7,633	3,792	7,736	5,253
Interest Income Recognized	29	9	58	17	37
With an allowance recorded [Abstract]
Recorded Investment	3,486	3,216	3,486	3,216	3,637
Unpaid Principal Balance	3,666	3,694	3,666	3,694	3,845
Related Allowance	1,241	1,402	1,241	1,402	1,284
Average Recorded Investment	3,221	3,845	3,259	3,643	3,611
Interest Income Recognized	11	11	20	22	49
Recorded Investment, Total	6,760	12,024	6,760	12,024	7,248
Unpaid Principal Balance, Total	6,951	12,932	6,951	12,932	7,521
Related Allowance	1,241	1,402	1,241	1,402	1,284
Average Recorded Investment, Total	6,929	11,478	7,051	11,379	8,864
Interest Income Recognized, Total	40	20	78	39	86
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
With no related allowance recorded [Abstract]
Recorded Investment	97	2,973	97	2,973	102
Unpaid Principal Balance	97	2,993	97	2,993	101
Average Recorded Investment	98	1,540	99	869	865
Interest Income Recognized	2	2	4	4	8
With an allowance recorded [Abstract]
Recorded Investment		7		7	0
Unpaid Principal Balance		6		6	0
Related Allowance		6		6	0
Average Recorded Investment		4		2	2
Interest Income Recognized		0		0	0
Related Allowance		6		6	0
Agricultural Real Estate [Member]
With no related allowance recorded [Abstract]
Recorded Investment		4,382		4,382	0
Unpaid Principal Balance		4,673		4,673	0
Average Recorded Investment		3,945		4,209	2,185
Interest Income Recognized		0		0	0
With an allowance recorded [Abstract]
Recorded Investment		1,449		1,449	0
Unpaid Principal Balance		1,843		1,843	0
Related Allowance		300		300	0
Average Recorded Investment		1,645		1,283	823
Interest Income Recognized		0		0	0
Related Allowance		300		300	0
Residential 1st Mortgages [Member]
With no related allowance recorded [Abstract]
Recorded Investment		530		530	0
Unpaid Principal Balance		580		580	0
Average Recorded Investment		633		665	450
Interest Income Recognized		4		7	11
With an allowance recorded [Abstract]
Recorded Investment	442		442		769
Unpaid Principal Balance	527		527		826
Related Allowance	89		89		154
Average Recorded Investment	427		509		254
Interest Income Recognized	1		2		6
Related Allowance	89		89		154
Home Equity Lines & Loans [Member]
With no related allowance recorded [Abstract]
Recorded Investment	0	374	0	374	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	0	397	0	397	0
Average Recorded Investment	339	312	339	417	228
Interest Income Recognized	0	1	0	2	5
With an allowance recorded [Abstract]
Recorded Investment	913	243	913	243	689
Unpaid Principal Balance	960	289	960	289	821
Related Allowance	182	243	182	243	138
Average Recorded Investment	654	198	598	186	332
Interest Income Recognized	3	0	3	0	3
Related Allowance	182	243	182	243	138
Agricultural [Member]
With no related allowance recorded [Abstract]
Recorded Investment	27	457	27	457	35
Unpaid Principal Balance	37	503	37	503	43
Average Recorded Investment	30	1,105	32	1,474	586
Interest Income Recognized	0	0	0	0	0
With an allowance recorded [Abstract]
Recorded Investment	473	1,043	473	1,043	488
Unpaid Principal Balance	473	1,068	473	1,068	488
Related Allowance	118	596	118	596	122
Average Recorded Investment	473	1,516	477	1,757	1,002
Interest Income Recognized	7	8	14	16	31
Related Allowance	118	596	118	596	122
Commercial [Member]
With no related allowance recorded [Abstract]
Recorded Investment	3,150	92	3,150	92	3,474
Unpaid Principal Balance	3,151	92	3,151	92	3,532
Average Recorded Investment	3,241	98	3,322	102	939
Interest Income Recognized	27	2	54	4	13
With an allowance recorded [Abstract]
Recorded Investment	1,613	418	1,613	418	1,641
Unpaid Principal Balance	1,657	430	1,657	430	1,657
Related Allowance	807	202	807	202	820
Average Recorded Investment	1,620	281	1,627	213	1,072
Interest Income Recognized	0	2	0	4	6
Related Allowance	807	202	807	202	820
Consumer & Other [Member]
With an allowance recorded [Abstract]
Recorded Investment	45	56	45	56	50
Unpaid Principal Balance	49	58	49	58	53
Related Allowance	45	55	45	55	50
Average Recorded Investment	47	201	48	202	126
Interest Income Recognized	0	1	1	2	3
Related Allowance	$ 45	$ 55	$ 45	$ 55	$ 50

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Average amount of investment of impaired financing receivables with related allowance for credit losses and without a related allowance for credit losses.

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