Fair Value (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	$ 2,782	$ 3,511
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	857	1,159
Fair value	10,644	9,725
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	1,925	2,352
Commercial & Industrial
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	966	998
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	226	212
Fair value	740	786
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	966	998
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	701	1,415
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	193	741
Fair value	508	674
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	701	1,415
Agriculture
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	571	0
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	329	0
Fair value	242	0
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	571	0
All Other Commercial
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	0	225
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	0	0
Fair value	0	225
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	0	225
First Liens
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	544	873
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	109	206
Fair value	435	667
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	544	873
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	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	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	0
Fair value	0	0
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 0

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