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Business combination recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed consolidated equity.

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Business combination recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed deposits.

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Business combination recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed loans net.

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Number of full service offices.

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Date when the business acquisition agreement was executed, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks paid or offered to be paid in a business combination.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Proposed Business Combination - Additional Information (Detail) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Dec. 21, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) Office
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, acquisition related costs		$ 180
Consulting Fees [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, acquisition related costs		74
Other General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, acquisition related costs		$ 106
Ossian Financial Services, Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, date of acquisition agreement		Dec. 21, 2020
Assets			$ 122,000
Loans			58,000
Deposits			108,000
Consolidated equity			$ 11,900
Business acquisition, expected closing date		Apr. 30, 2021
Aggregate cash consideration	$ 20,000
Share price \| $ / shares	$ 67.71
Ossian Financial Services, Inc [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total consideration for acquisition	$ 12,000
Ossian Financial Services, Inc [Member] \| Northeast Indiana [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of full-service offices \| Office			2