Deposits - Narrative (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Deposits [Line Items]
Certificates of deposit	$ 142,212,000
Certificates of Deposit from Public Entities Collateralized by Letters of Credit from the Federal Home Loan Bank	0	0
Securities pledged to collateralize certificates of deposit	0	0
Deposits held for related parties	5,400,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyDepositLiabilities	12,500,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyDepositLiabilities
CDARS
Deposits [Line Items]
Number of banks in CDARS	3,000
Percentage of coverage of certificates of deposit in CDARS	100.00%
Certificates of deposit	$ 1,006,000	$ 0

Certificates of Deposits, Collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank Letters of Credit

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Number of banks in Certificate Of Deposit Account Registry System.

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Percentage of coverage of certificates of deposit in Certificate Of Deposit Account Registry System.

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Amount of securities, mortgage loans, or other financial instruments pledged as collateral for deposits.

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Amount of interest-bearing domestic certificate of deposit liabilities.

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Amount of deposits held by the entity for a related party (entity, shareholder, employee).

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