Loans - Impaired Loans Individually Evaluated (Details 8) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
With an allowance recorded
Related allowance	$ 680		$ 680		$ 468
Recorded investment	6,795		6,795		7,101
Unpaid principal balance	6,806		6,806		7,106
Average Recorded Investment	7,531	$ 12,706	8,331	$ 13,564
Interest Income, Accrual Method	260	112	296	167
Commercial & Industrial [Member]
With no related allowance recorded
Recorded investment	1,997		1,997		1,424
Unpaid principal balance	1,999		1,999		1,424
With an allowance recorded
Recorded investment	1,639		1,639		502
Unpaid principal balance	1,639		1,639		502
Related allowance	516		516		373
Recorded investment	3,636		3,636		1,926
Unpaid principal balance	3,638		3,638		1,926
Average Recorded Investment	3,739	6,279	3,480	6,762
Interest Income, Accrual Method	18	3	20	6
Owner occupied commercial real estate [Member]
With no related allowance recorded
Recorded investment	1,429		1,429		173
Unpaid principal balance	1,436		1,436		173
With an allowance recorded
Recorded investment	1,429		1,429		173
Unpaid principal balance	1,436		1,436		173
Average Recorded Investment	1,426	57	1,230	28
Interest Income, Accrual Method		25		25
Commerical real estate [Member]
With no related allowance recorded
Recorded investment	532		532		2,506
Unpaid principal balance	532		532		2,510
With an allowance recorded
Recorded investment	532		532		2,506
Unpaid principal balance	532		532		2,510
Average Recorded Investment	534	3,103	1,510	3,126
Interest Income, Accrual Method		63	16	97
Construction, land & land development [Member]
With no related allowance recorded
Recorded investment	287		287		969
Unpaid principal balance	287		287		969
With an allowance recorded
Recorded investment	215		215
Unpaid principal balance	216		216
Related allowance	103		103
Recorded investment	502		502		969
Unpaid principal balance	503		503		969
Average Recorded Investment	507	1,759	651	1,751
Interest Income, Accrual Method		16	15	32
Residential mortgage [Member]
With no related allowance recorded
Recorded investment	435		435		1,277
Unpaid principal balance	435		435		1,277
With an allowance recorded
Recorded investment	110		110
Unpaid principal balance	111		111
Related allowance	59		59
Recorded investment	545		545		1,277
Unpaid principal balance	546		546		1,277
Average Recorded Investment	1,173	1,315	1,277	1,317
Interest Income, Accrual Method	240		240
Consumer and other [Member]
With no related allowance recorded
Recorded investment	149		149		155
Unpaid principal balance	149		149		156
With an allowance recorded
Recorded investment	2		2		95
Unpaid principal balance	2		2		95
Related allowance	2		2		95
Recorded investment	151		151		250
Unpaid principal balance	151		151		$ 251
Average Recorded Investment	152	193	183	580
Interest Income, Accrual Method	$ 2	$ 5	$ 5	$ 7

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

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 15

-Subparagraph (c)(1)

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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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