Loans (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Unpaid Principal Balance
Unpaid Principal Balance	$ 12,910		$ 12,838
Recorded Investment
Recorded Investment	11,741		11,970
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	388		560
Information for impaired loans
Average Recorded Investment	11,750	10,939
Interest Income Recognized	84
Commercial real estate, Owner occupied
Unpaid Principal Balance
Unpaid Principal Balance, With no related allowance recorded	2,409		4,302
Unpaid Principal Balance, With an allowance recorded	2,186		886
Recorded Investment
Recorded Investment, With no related allowance recorded	2,041		3,762
Recorded Investment, With an allowance recorded	1,993		884
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	119		91
Information for impaired loans
Average Recorded Investment, With no related allowance recorded	2,575	2,692
Average Recorded Investment, With an allowance recorded	1,654	2,770
Interest Income Recognized, With no related allowance recorded	5
Interest Income Recognized, With related allowance recorded	25
Commercial real estate, Non-owner occupied
Unpaid Principal Balance
Unpaid Principal Balance, With no related allowance recorded	511		491
Unpaid Principal Balance, With an allowance recorded	1,586		1,593
Recorded Investment
Recorded Investment, With no related allowance recorded	410		389
Recorded Investment, With an allowance recorded	1,582		1,588
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	71		75
Information for impaired loans
Average Recorded Investment, With no related allowance recorded	391	453
Average Recorded Investment, With an allowance recorded	1,586	2,029
Interest Income Recognized, With no related allowance recorded	0
Interest Income Recognized, With related allowance recorded	20
Commercial real estate, Other
Unpaid Principal Balance
Unpaid Principal Balance, With no related allowance recorded	0		0
Unpaid Principal Balance, With an allowance recorded	0		0
Recorded Investment
Recorded Investment, With no related allowance recorded	0		0
Recorded Investment, With an allowance recorded	0		0
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	0		0
Information for impaired loans
Average Recorded Investment, With no related allowance recorded	0	0
Average Recorded Investment, With an allowance recorded	0	0
Interest Income Recognized, With no related allowance recorded	0
Interest Income Recognized, With related allowance recorded	0
Commercial
Unpaid Principal Balance
Unpaid Principal Balance, With no related allowance recorded	1,110		1,007
Unpaid Principal Balance, With an allowance recorded	1,356		1,462
Recorded Investment
Recorded Investment, With no related allowance recorded	911		971
Recorded Investment, With an allowance recorded	1,354		1,459
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	14		110
Information for impaired loans
Average Recorded Investment, With no related allowance recorded	931	1,384
Average Recorded Investment, With an allowance recorded	1,391	496
Interest Income Recognized, With no related allowance recorded	5
Interest Income Recognized, With related allowance recorded	1
Residential real estate, 1-4 family residential
Unpaid Principal Balance
Unpaid Principal Balance, With no related allowance recorded	1,625		1,026
Unpaid Principal Balance, With an allowance recorded	1,516		1,458
Recorded Investment
Recorded Investment, With no related allowance recorded	1,533		961
Recorded Investment, With an allowance recorded	1,403		1,347
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	174		190
Information for impaired loans
Average Recorded Investment, With no related allowance recorded	1,332	940
Average Recorded Investment, With an allowance recorded	1,390	0
Interest Income Recognized, With no related allowance recorded	14
Interest Income Recognized, With related allowance recorded	11
Residential real estate, Home equity lines of credit
Unpaid Principal Balance
Unpaid Principal Balance, With no related allowance recorded	157		107
Unpaid Principal Balance, With an allowance recorded	147		148
Recorded Investment
Recorded Investment, With no related allowance recorded	148		99
Recorded Investment, With an allowance recorded	146		147
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	10		12
Information for impaired loans
Average Recorded Investment, With no related allowance recorded	115	175
Average Recorded Investment, With an allowance recorded	146	0
Interest Income Recognized, With no related allowance recorded	2
Interest Income Recognized, With related allowance recorded	1
Consumer
Unpaid Principal Balance
Unpaid Principal Balance, With no related allowance recorded	307		111
Unpaid Principal Balance, With an allowance recorded	0		247
Recorded Investment
Recorded Investment, With no related allowance recorded	220		112
Recorded Investment, With an allowance recorded	0		251
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	0		82
Information for impaired loans
Average Recorded Investment, With no related allowance recorded	239	0
Average Recorded Investment, With an allowance recorded	0	0
Interest Income Recognized, With no related allowance recorded	0
Interest Income Recognized, With related allowance recorded	0
No Related Allowance
Unpaid Principal Balance
Unpaid Principal Balance, With no related allowance recorded	6,119		7,044
Recorded Investment
Recorded Investment, With no related allowance recorded	5,263		6,294
Information for impaired loans
Average Recorded Investment, With no related allowance recorded	5,583	5,644
Interest Income Recognized, With no related allowance recorded	26
Allowance
Unpaid Principal Balance
Unpaid Principal Balance, With an allowance recorded	6,791		5,794
Recorded Investment
Recorded Investment, With an allowance recorded	6,478		5,676
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	388		560
Information for impaired loans
Average Recorded Investment, With an allowance recorded	6,167	5,295
Interest Income Recognized, With related allowance recorded	$ 58

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