Fair Value (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	$ 14,344	$ 13,388
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	1,557	1,911
Fair value	14,851	14,606
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	12,787	11,477
Commercial & Industrial
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	7,017	5,874
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	575	1,056
Fair value	6,442	4,818
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	7,017	5,874
Farmland
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	0	0
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	0	0
Fair value	0	0
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	0	0
Non Farm, Non Residential
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	6,482	6,654
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	885	753
Fair value	5,597	5,901
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	6,482	6,654
Agriculture
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	0	0
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	0	0
Fair value	0
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	0	0
All Other Commercial
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	580	827
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	97	102
Fair value	483	725
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	580	827
First Liens
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	265	33
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	0	0
Fair value	265	33
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	265	33
Home Equity
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	0	0
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	0	0
Fair value	0	0
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	0	0
Junior Liens
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	0	0
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	0	0
Fair value	0	0
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	0	0
Multifamily
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	0	0
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	0	0
Fair value	0	0
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	0	0
All Other Residential
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	0	0
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	0
Fair value	0	0
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	0	0
Motor Vehicle
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	0	0
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	0
Fair value	0	0
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	0	0
All Other Consumer
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	0	0
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	0
Fair value	0	0
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 0

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