General (Policies)	3 Months Ended
General (Policies)	Mar. 31, 2017
General [Abstract]
PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION	PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, The Old Point National Bank of Phoebus (the Bank) and Old Point Trust & Financial Services N.A. (Trust). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company consolidates subsidiaries in which it holds, directly or indirectly, more than 50 percent of the voting rights or where it exercises control. Entities where the Company holds 20 to 50 percent of the voting rights, or has the ability to exercise significant influence, or both, are accounted for under the equity method. As discussed below, the Company consolidates entities deemed to be variable interest entities (VIEs) when it is determined to be the primary beneficiary.
NATURE OF OPERATIONS	NATURE OF OPERATIONS Old Point Financial Corporation is a holding company that conducts substantially all of its operations through two subsidiaries, The Old Point National Bank of Phoebus and Old Point Trust & Financial Services, N.A. The Bank serves individual and commercial customers, the majority of which are in Hampton Roads, Virginia. As of March 31, 2017, the Bank had 18 branch offices. The Bank offers a full range of deposit and loan products to its retail and commercial customers. Trust offers a full range of services for individuals and businesses. Products and services include retirement planning, estate planning, financial planning, estate and trust administration, retirement plan administration, tax services and investment management services.
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES	VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES A legal entity is referred to as a VIE if any of the following conditions exist, which are outlined in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) variable interest accounting guidance (FASB ASC 810-10-15-14): (1) the total equity investment at risk is insufficient to permit the legal entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties, or (2) the entity has equity investors that cannot make significant decisions about the entity's operations or that do not absorb their proportionate share of the expected losses or receive the expected returns of the entity. In addition, as specified in VIE accounting guidance (FASB ASC 810-10-25-38), a VIE must be consolidated by the Company if it is deemed to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE, which is the party involved with the VIE that will absorb a majority of the expected losses, receive a majority of the expected residual returns, or both. At March 31, 2017, the Company had no VIEs that were consolidated. The Company did have an interest in one VIE, Old Point Mortgage, LLC (Old Point Mortgage), which was not consolidated because the Company determined that it was not the primary beneficiary. On September 10, 2007, the Bank entered into a joint venture agreement with Tidewater Mortgage Services, Inc. (TMSI) to provide mortgage origination services through Old Point Mortgage, LLC (OPM), a joint venture between the Bank and TMSI. Per the terms of the joint venture agreement, TMSI and the Bank owned 51% and 49%, respectively, of OPM, and TMSI was the managing member. The parties' entry into this joint venture agreement was disclosed in the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on September 11, 2007. On January 13, 2017, the Bank entered into a membership interest purchase agreement (the Purchase Agreement) with TMSI to purchase TMSI's 51% interest in OPM, with the Bank to be the sole member of OPM upon completion of the purchase. The purchase price was equal to the book value of TMSI's capital account based on the Financial Statements of the Company as of March 31, 2017. The parties' entry into the Purchase Agreement was disclosed in the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 20, 2017. On April 20, 2017, the Bank completed its purchase of TMSI's interest in OPM, which terminated the joint venture agreement between TMSI and the Bank and made OPM a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bank as of that date. OPM's fair value is based on its financials as of March 31, 2017 and was determined by an independent third party. As a result of the fair value calculation, the Company expects to record income of approximately $500 thousand on the purchase in the second quarter of 2017, subject to additional review of the assumptions used in the final valuation report. The factors that contributed to the goodwill recognition were: The Bank's purchase of TMSI's 51% ownership at book value. The requirement to record the Bank's 49% ownership at fair value. The estimated reduction in operating expense from the elimination of management fees that were being paid to TMSI and the outsourcing of underwriting and secondary market sales. The Bank will recognize approximately $62 thousand in expenses related to the merger; $50 thousand of the total is related to legal advice, and $12 thousand is related to valuation services. As of March 31, 2017, the Bank had incurred $33 thousand of the merger-related expenses, which were included in legal and other outside service expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Income for 2016 and the first quarter of 2017.