Loans - Impaired Loans Individually Evaluated (Details 8) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
With an allowance recorded
Related allowance	$ 2,742		$ 2,742		$ 468
Recorded investment	30,433		30,433		7,101
Unpaid principal balance	30,457		30,457		7,106
Average Recorded Investment	14,510	$ 11,536	10,391	$ 12,888
Interest Income, Accrual Method	39	451	324	618
Commercial & Industrial [Member]
With no related allowance recorded
Recorded investment	16,483		16,483		1,424
Unpaid principal balance	16,485		16,485		1,424
With an allowance recorded
Recorded investment	4,734		4,734		502
Unpaid principal balance	4,734		4,734		502
Related allowance	2,628		2,628		373
Recorded investment	21,217		21,217		1,926
Unpaid principal balance	21,219		21,219		1,926
Average Recorded Investment	9,555	4,935	5,505	6,153
Interest Income, Accrual Method	7	393	28	399
Owner occupied commercial real estate [Member]
With no related allowance recorded
Recorded investment	853		853		173
Unpaid principal balance	859		859		173
With an allowance recorded
Recorded investment	853		853		173
Unpaid principal balance	859		859		173
Average Recorded Investment	1,059	231	1,173	96
Interest Income, Accrual Method	20		20	25
Commerical real estate [Member]
With no related allowance recorded
Recorded investment	7,058		7,058		2,506
Unpaid principal balance	7,075		7,075		2,510
With an allowance recorded
Recorded investment	7,058		7,058		2,506
Unpaid principal balance	7,075		7,075		2,510
Average Recorded Investment	2,705	3,060	1,909	3,104
Interest Income, Accrual Method	9	34	13	131
Construction, land & land development [Member]
With no related allowance recorded
Recorded investment	276		276		969
Unpaid principal balance	276		276		969
With an allowance recorded
Recorded investment	210		210
Unpaid principal balance	210		210
Related allowance	98		98
Recorded investment	486		486		969
Unpaid principal balance	486		486		969
Average Recorded Investment	492	1,745	598	1,749
Interest Income, Accrual Method		17	15	49
Residential mortgage [Member]
With no related allowance recorded
Recorded investment	606		606		1,277
Unpaid principal balance	605		605		1,277
With an allowance recorded
Recorded investment	68		68
Unpaid principal balance	68		68
Related allowance	16		16
Recorded investment	674		674		1,277
Unpaid principal balance	673		673		1,277
Average Recorded Investment	553	1,302	1,035	1,312
Interest Income, Accrual Method			240
Consumer and other [Member]
With no related allowance recorded
Recorded investment	145		145		155
Unpaid principal balance	145		145		156
With an allowance recorded
Recorded investment					95
Unpaid principal balance					95
Related allowance					95
Recorded investment	145		145		250
Unpaid principal balance	145		145		$ 251
Average Recorded Investment	146	263	171	474
Interest Income, Accrual Method	$ 3	$ 7	$ 8	$ 14

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

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

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