Financing receivable modifications deferral of principal and interest period.

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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 financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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Amount of financing receivable modified as troubled debt restructuring.

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

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Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses (Details Textual) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($) Loan	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) Loan	Mar. 31, 2019 Loan
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Period after which loans considered nonperforming		90 days
Number of loans modified as TDRs \| Loan		0	0
Minimum \| Subsequent Event
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Modified loans, deferral of principal and/or interest for periods	90 days
Maximum \| Subsequent Event
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Modified loans, deferral of principal and/or interest for periods	180 days
Commercial
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Decrease in commercial loan balances \| $		$ 25.2
Financing receivables, maturity		First quarter of 2019
Commercial \| Subsequent Event
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Number of loans modified as TDRs \| Loan	101
Aggregate amount of modified loans \| $	$ 116.5
Consumer \| Subsequent Event
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Number of loans modified as TDRs \| Loan	26
Aggregate amount of modified loans \| $	$ 7.2