Equity Securities Sold During Period

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This line item represents federal home loan bank letters of credit which were used as additional collateral amount.

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Represents the percentage of par value of restricted stock out of outstanding borrowings required by Federal Home Loan Bank.

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- Definition

Represents the percentage of par value of restricted stock out of outstanding capital required by Federal Reserve Bank.

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- Definition

Percentage of Par Value of Federal Reserve Banks Restricted Stock Outstanding Capital Subject to Call

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Number of investments in debt securities measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale), in continuous unrealized loss position for 12 months or longer.

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Amount of restricted investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale).

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Number of investments in debt securities measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale), in unrealized loss position.

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- Definition

Amount of investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI).

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Amount of unrealized gain on investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI).

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- Definition

Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock represents an equity interest in a FHLB. It does not have a readily determinable fair value because its ownership is restricted and it lacks a market (liquidity).

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Federal Reserve Bank stock represents an equity interest in the Federal Reserve Bank. It does not have a readily determinable fair value because its ownership is restricted and it lacks a market (liquidity).

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- Definition

The amount by which the fair value of an investment is less than the amortized cost basis or carrying amount of that investment at the balance sheet date and the decline in fair value is deemed to be other than temporary, before considering whether or not such amount is recognized in earnings or other comprehensive income.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Securities - Narrative (Details)	12 Months Ended
Securities - Narrative (Details)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) security	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Equity securities, at fair value	$ 1,830,000	$ 0
Net unrealized holding gain on equity securities	42,000	0	$ 0
Equity securities sold during period	431,000
Securities pledged to secure public deposits, repurchase agreements and other	143,064,000	166,284,000
FHLB letters of credit used as additional collateral amount	$ 190,250,000	190,700,000
Federal Home Loan Bank stock requirement, percentage of outstanding borrowings	4.25%
Federal Reserve Bank stock, stock requirement, percentage of outstanding capital	3.00%
Federal Reserve Bank stock, stock requirement, percentage subject to call	3.00%
Federal reserve bank stock	$ 3,621,000	3,587,000
Investment in FHLB stock	1,626,000	2,523,000
Other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized	$ 0	$ 0
Federal agencies and GSEs
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Debt securities, available for sale, unrealized loss position, number of positions \| security	23
Mortgage-backed securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Debt securities, available for sale, unrealized loss position, number of positions \| security	70
Debt securities, available for sale, continuous unrealized loss positions, 12 months or longer, number of positions \| security	60
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Debt securities, available for sale, unrealized loss position, number of positions \| security	2
Debt securities, available for sale, continuous unrealized loss positions, 12 months or longer, number of positions \| security	1
State and municipal
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Debt securities, available for sale, unrealized loss position, number of positions \| security	62
Corporate
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Debt securities, available for sale, unrealized loss position, number of positions \| security	1