Allowance For Loan Losses - Recorded Investment Segregated By Amounts Individually Or Collectively In Allowance For Loan Losses (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Financing Receivables	$ 929,055us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet	$ 774,037us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
Balance, end of period: Individually evaluated for impairment	11,297	8,751
Balance, end of period: Collectively evaluated for impairment	917,758	765,286
Commercial
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Financing Receivables	306,543	300,338
Balance, end of period: Individually evaluated for impairment	3,976	838
Balance, end of period: Collectively evaluated for impairment	302,567	299,500
Real Estate Construction One-To- Four Family
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Financing Receivables	34,842	30,161
Balance, end of period: Individually evaluated for impairment	191	353
Balance, end of period: Collectively evaluated for impairment	34,651	29,808
Real Estate Construction Other
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Financing Receivables	91,195	32,599
Balance, end of period: Individually evaluated for impairment	772	2,520
Balance, end of period: Collectively evaluated for impairment	90,423	30,079
Real Estate Term Owner Occupied
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Financing Receivables	109,472	91,098
Balance, end of period: Individually evaluated for impairment	1,332	1,668
Balance, end of period: Collectively evaluated for impairment	108,140	89,430
Real Estate Term Non-Owner Occupied
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Financing Receivables	286,616	255,324
Balance, end of period: Individually evaluated for impairment	4,346	1,741
Balance, end of period: Collectively evaluated for impairment	282,270	253,583
Real Estate Term Other
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Financing Receivables	36,894	29,976
Balance, end of period: Individually evaluated for impairment	150	1,292
Balance, end of period: Collectively evaluated for impairment	36,744	28,684
Consumer Secured By 1st Deed Of Trust
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Financing Receivables	32,000	16,483
Balance, end of period: Individually evaluated for impairment	530	274
Balance, end of period: Collectively evaluated for impairment	31,470	16,209
Consumer Other
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total Financing Receivables	31,493	18,058
Balance, end of period: Individually evaluated for impairment	0	65
Balance, end of period: Collectively evaluated for impairment	$ 31,493	$ 17,993

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The balance of financing receivables that were collectively evaluated for impairment.

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-Publisher FASB

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-Topic 310

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Net amount of the investment in a contractual right to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates that is recognized as an asset in the creditor's statement of financial position. Examples include, but are not limited to, credit card receivables, notes receivable and receivables relating to lessor's rights to payments from leases other than operating leases that have been recorded as assets. Excludes trade accounts receivable with contractual maturity of one year or less and arose from the sale of goods or services.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3)

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-Section 02

-Paragraph 3

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