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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount before allowance of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount of expense related loan transactions, lease transactions, credit loss from transactions other than loan and lease transactions, and other loss based on assessment of uncollectability from the counterparty to reduce the account to their net realizable value.

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Loans, Part VI (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Loans, Part VI (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) segment loan	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Number of loan portfolio segment \| segment			11
Number of loans entity experienced losses over past twelve quarters \| loan			12
Summarizes activity in allowance for credit losses by loan category [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 9,719	$ 11,290	$ 9,713	$ 10,771
Provision (recovery of provision) for credit losses	12	(2)	(10)	457
Charge-offs	(848)	(191)	(880)	(408)
Recoveries	26	455	86	732
Net recoveries	(822)	264	(794)	324
Ending balance	8,909	11,552	8,909	11,552
Period-end amount allocated to [Abstract]
Loans individually evaluated for impairment					$ 1,779		$ 2,322
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					7,130		9,230
Ending balance	9,719	11,290	$ 9,713	10,771	8,909	$ 9,713	11,552
Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment					23,040		14,582
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment					534,169		489,165
Total Loans					557,209	515,318	503,747
Consumer Loan
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Number of segments \| segment			3
Total Commercial and Industrial
Summarizes activity in allowance for credit losses by loan category [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	2,313	2,075	$ 1,652	1,219
Provision (recovery of provision) for credit losses	193	(22)	837	812
Charge-offs	(839)	(170)	(842)	(385)
Recoveries	18	334	38	571
Net recoveries	(821)	164	(804)	186
Ending balance	1,685	2,217	1,685	2,217
Period-end amount allocated to [Abstract]
Loans individually evaluated for impairment					497		1,002
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					1,188		1,215
Ending balance	2,313	2,075	1,652	1,219	1,685	1,652	2,217
Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment					5,466		2,037
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment					54,016		59,341
Total Loans					59,482		61,378
Commercial and Business Loans
Period-end amount allocated to [Abstract]
Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment					5,101		1,669
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment					52,404		57,927
Total Loans					57,505		59,596
Government Program Loans
Period-end amount allocated to [Abstract]
Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment					365		368
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment					1,612		1,414
Total Loans					1,977		1,782
Total Real Estate Mortgage
Period-end amount allocated to [Abstract]
Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment					4,472		5,217
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment					279,082		235,089
Total Loans					283,554		240,306
Commercial Real Estate Loans
Period-end amount allocated to [Abstract]
Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment					1,511		1,302
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment					179,983		162,165
Total Loans					181,494		163,467
Residential Mortgage Loans
Period-end amount allocated to [Abstract]
Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment					2,961		3,915
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment					98,339		71,930
Total Loans					101,300		75,845
Home Improvement and Home Equity loans
Period-end amount allocated to [Abstract]
Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment					0		0
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment					760		994
Total Loans					760		994
Real Estate Mortgage
Summarizes activity in allowance for credit losses by loan category [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	1,459	1,744	1,449	1,653
Provision (recovery of provision) for credit losses	200	(254)	225	(170)
Charge-offs	0	0	(22)	0
Recoveries	6	119	13	126
Net recoveries	6	119	(9)	126
Ending balance	1,665	1,609	1,665	1,609
Period-end amount allocated to [Abstract]
Loans individually evaluated for impairment					686		591
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					979		1,018
Ending balance	1,459	1,744	1,449	1,653	1,665	1,449	1,609
Real Estate Construction and Development Loans
Summarizes activity in allowance for credit losses by loan category [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	3,273	6,209	4,629	6,278
Provision (recovery of provision) for credit losses	182	151	(1,204)	52
Charge-offs	0	0	0	0
Recoveries	0	0	30	30
Net recoveries	0	0	30	30
Ending balance	3,455	6,360	3,455	6,360
Period-end amount allocated to [Abstract]
Loans individually evaluated for impairment					0		146
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					3,455		6,214
Ending balance	3,273	6,209	4,629	6,278	3,455	4,629	6,360
Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment					12,131		6,200
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment					126,043		151,327
Total Loans					138,174		157,527
Agricultural
Summarizes activity in allowance for credit losses by loan category [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	545	493	655	481
Provision (recovery of provision) for credit losses	9	(43)	(101)	(31)
Charge-offs	0	0	0	0
Recoveries	0	0	0	0
Net recoveries	0	0	0	0
Ending balance	554	450	554	450
Period-end amount allocated to [Abstract]
Loans individually evaluated for impairment					0		0
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					554		450
Ending balance	545	493	655	481	554	655	450
Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment					6		25
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment					46,757		33,795
Total Loans					46,763		33,820
Installment & Other
Summarizes activity in allowance for credit losses by loan category [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	1,237	761	1,258	293
Provision (recovery of provision) for credit losses	(20)	69	(44)	535
Charge-offs	0	(17)	0	(17)
Recoveries	2	2	5	4
Net recoveries	2	(15)	5	(13)
Ending balance	1,219	815	1,219	815
Period-end amount allocated to [Abstract]
Loans individually evaluated for impairment					596		583
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					623		232
Ending balance	1,237	761	1,258	293	1,219	1,258	815
Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment					965		1,103
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment					28,271		9,613
Total Loans					29,236		10,716
Unallocated
Summarizes activity in allowance for credit losses by loan category [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	892	8	70	847
Provision (recovery of provision) for credit losses	(552)	97	277	(741)
Charge-offs	(9)	(4)	(16)	(6)
Recoveries	0	0	0	1
Net recoveries	(9)	(4)	(16)	(5)
Ending balance	331	101	331	101
Period-end amount allocated to [Abstract]
Loans individually evaluated for impairment					0		0
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment					331		101
Ending balance	$ 892	$ 8	$ 70	$ 847	$ 331	$ 70	$ 101