Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Net income	$ 15,730	$ 7,344	$ 5,259
Available-for-sale securities :
Unrealized losses arising during the period	(3,774)	(179)	(3,286)
Unrealized gains from securities transferred from held-to-maturity to available-for-sale		1,208
Income taxes	1,115	(423)	1,353
Change in unrealized (losses) gains, net of tax	(2,659)	606	(1,933)
Reclassification adjustment for realized gains included in net income	(44)	(137)	(224)
Income taxes	13	55	92
Realized gains, net of tax	(31)	(82)	(132)
Reclassification adjustment for other-than-temporary impairment included in net income			546
Income taxes			(225)
Realized impairment, net of tax			321
Net change in unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities	(2,690)	524	(1,744)
Held-to-maturity securities :
Accretion of held-to-maturity fair value adjustment from other comprehensive income to interest income		(56)	(97)
Income taxes		23	40
Net accretion of held-to-maturity fair value adjustment from other comprehensive income to interest income		(33)	(57)
Fair value adjustment for held to maturities securities transferred to available-for-sale		(167)
Income taxes		69
Fair value adjustment for held-to-maturity securities transferred to available-for-sale		(98)
Net change in fair value adjustment on held-to-maturity securities		(131)	(57)
Derivatives:
Unrealized losses arising during the period			(348)
Income taxes			143
Change in unrealized losses, net of tax			(205)
Reclassification adjustment for net losses on derivatives included in net income			2,721
Income taxes			(1,120)
Reclassification adjustment for net losses on derivatives included in net income, net of tax			1,601
Net change in unrealized losses on derivatives			1,396
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(2,690)	393	(405)
Comprehensive income – Bank of Commerce Holdings	$ 13,040	$ 7,737	$ 4,854