Fair Value (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
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Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Range of Inputs	50.00%
State and Municipal Obligations \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 4,725	$ 5,900
Valuation Technique(s)	Discounted cash flow	Discounted cash flow
Unobservable Inputs	Discount rate Probability of default	Discount rate Probability of default
State and Municipal Obligations \| Minimum [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Range of Inputs	3.05%	3.05%
State and Municipal Obligations \| Maximum [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Range of Inputs	5.50%	5.50%
Other Real Estate \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair Value	3,830	3,965
Valuation Technique(s)	Sales comparison/income approach	Sales comparison/income approach
Unobservable Inputs	Discount rate for age of appraisal and market conditions	Discount rate for age of appraisal and market conditions
Other Real Estate \| Minimum [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Range of Inputs	5.00%	5.00%
Other Real Estate \| Maximum [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Range of Inputs	20.00%	20.00%
Impaired Loans \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 12,787	$ 11,477
Valuation Technique(s)	Sales comparison/income approach	Sales comparison/income approach
Unobservable Inputs	Discount rate for age of appraisal and market conditions	Discount rate for age of appraisal and market conditions
Impaired Loans \| Minimum [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Range of Inputs	0.00%	0.00%
Impaired Loans \| Maximum [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Range of Inputs	50.00%	50.00%

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Fair value portion of probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

+ References

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-Publisher FASB

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Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt.

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Description of the inputs and valuation technique(s) used to measure fair value.

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