Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Loan	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) Loan	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Receivables [Abstract]
Period after which loans considered nonperforming	90 days
Loans in process of foreclosure	$ 1,300
Gross income on nonaccrual loans	293	$ 351	$ 147
Actual interest on nonaccrual loans	$ 26	$ 149	$ 38
Number of loans approved as TDRs, subsequently defaulted \| Loan	0	0
Number of loans modified as TDRs \| Loan		0

Actual interest included in income on nonaccrual loans.

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- Definition

Gross income that should have been recorded in income on nonaccrual loans.

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- Definition

Minimum period after which loans to be considered non performing.

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- Definition

Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 33
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49124121&loc=SL6953676-111524

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Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings within the previous 12 months and for which there was a payment default.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 34
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49124121&loc=SL6953682-111524

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- Definition

Recorded investment of consumer mortgage loan receivables secured by residential real estate properties for which formal foreclosure proceedings are in process.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 35
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49124121&loc=SL49126937-111524

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