Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) Advances and Other Short-Term Borrowings (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Summary of Other Short Term Borrowings
Average balance during the year	$ 3,453	$ 4,559	$ 5,598
Average interest rate during the year	0.09%	0.11%	0.09%
Maximum month-end balance during the year	$ 4,022	$ 5,550	$ 6,566
Weighted average interest rate at year end	0.07%	0.13%	0.07%

Short term debt average interest rate during the period.

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For the form of debt having an initial term of less than one year or less than the normal operating cycle, if longer, average borrowings during the period.

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For the form of debt having an initial term of less than one year or less than the normal operating cycle, if longer, maximum month-end borrowings during the period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Industry Guide

-Number 3

-Section VII

-Subsection 2

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Weighted average interest rate of short-term debt outstanding.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b))

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19

-Subparagraph b

-Article 5

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