Financing receivable allowance for credit losses write offs recorded as loan discount.

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Financing receivables maturity period.

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Minimum period after which loans to be considered non performing.

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Number of commercial loan borrowers.

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

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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in outstanding loans including accrued interest.

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Amount of allowance to cover probable credit losses on loans and leases. Includes carryover of or adjustments to the allowance for loan losses in connection with business combinations. Excludes allowance for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses (Details Textual)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses (Details Textual)	Sep. 30, 2019 Loan	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) Loan Borrower	Sep. 30, 2018 Contract	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Reserve previously allocated to loans				$ 625,000
Period after which loans considered nonperforming		90 days
Number of loans modified as TDRs	0	0	7
Number of commercial loan borrowers \| Borrower		1
Commercial
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Decrease in commercial loan balances		$ 40,900,000
Financing receivables, maturity		First quarter of 2019
Charge off amount recorded as loan discount		$ 1,100,000
Number of loans modified as TDRs \| Contract			7