Business Combination (Details) - Apr. 27, 2015 - NUVO Bank & Trust Company [Member] - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	Total
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	$ 21.8
Business Acquisition, Share Price	$ 7.15
Business Acquisition, Stock Conversion Ratio	0.2416
Business Acquisition, Percentage Of Total Consideration Comprised Of Stock	75.00%
Business Acquisition, Percentage Of Total Consideration Comprised Of Cash	25.00%
Percentage Of Tangible Book Value	133.00%
Factor Of Earnings	51.9

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