Loans (Details 4) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Recorded investment
Loans with no related allowance recorded	$ 3,047	$ 3,725
Loans with an allowance recorded	8,489	7,826
Total	11,536	11,551
Unpaid principal balance
Loans with no related allowance recorded	5,940	6,987
Loans with an allowance recorded	10,437	9,397
Total	16,377	16,384
Related allowance	1,137	1,376
Average recorded investment
Loans with no related allowance recorded	3,388	9,629
Loans with an allowance recorded	8,158	9,068
Total	11,546	18,697
Additional disclosure
Loans past due more than 90 days or more and still accruing interest	1	329
Recorded investment in non-accrual loans	5,279	5,199
Commercial and industrial
Recorded investment
Loans with no related allowance recorded	749	896
Loans with an allowance recorded	6,292	6,343
Total	7,041	7,239
Unpaid principal balance
Loans with no related allowance recorded	1,857	3,596
Loans with an allowance recorded	7,861	7,914
Total	9,718	11,510
Related allowance	586	1,029
Average recorded investment
Loans with no related allowance recorded	823	996
Loans with an allowance recorded	6,318	6,797
Total	7,141	7,793
Additional disclosure
Loans past due more than 90 days or more and still accruing interest	1	1
Recorded investment in non-accrual loans	1,276	1,381
Construction and development excluding undeveloped land
Recorded investment
Loans with no related allowance recorded	26	26
Loans with an allowance recorded	490	490
Total	516	516
Unpaid principal balance
Loans with no related allowance recorded	151	151
Loans with an allowance recorded	490	490
Total	641	641
Related allowance	90	15
Average recorded investment
Loans with no related allowance recorded	26	26
Loans with an allowance recorded	490	196
Total	516	222
Additional disclosure
Loans past due more than 90 days or more and still accruing interest		241
Recorded investment in non-accrual loans	516	516
Undeveloped land
Average recorded investment
Loans with no related allowance recorded		5,608
Total		5,608
Real estate mortgage
Recorded investment
Loans with no related allowance recorded	2,272	2,803
Loans with an allowance recorded	1,633	917
Total	3,905	3,720
Unpaid principal balance
Loans with no related allowance recorded	3,932	3,240
Loans with an allowance recorded	2,012	917
Total	5,944	4,157
Related allowance	387	256
Average recorded investment
Loans with no related allowance recorded	2,539	2,999
Loans with an allowance recorded	1,275	1,995
Total	3,814	4,994
Additional disclosure
Loans past due more than 90 days or more and still accruing interest		87
Recorded investment in non-accrual loans	3,487	3,302
Commercial investment
Recorded investment
Loans with no related allowance recorded	112	113
Loans with an allowance recorded	122	122
Total	234	235
Unpaid principal balance
Loans with no related allowance recorded	1,704	113
Loans with an allowance recorded	122	122
Total	1,826	235
Average recorded investment
Loans with no related allowance recorded	113	198
Loans with an allowance recorded	122	640
Total	235	838
Additional disclosure
Recorded investment in non-accrual loans	234	235
Owner occupied commercial
Recorded investment
Loans with no related allowance recorded	1,330	1,784
Loans with an allowance recorded	1,432	716
Total	2,762	2,500
Unpaid principal balance
Loans with no related allowance recorded	1,398	2,221
Loans with an allowance recorded	1,811	716
Total	3,209	2,937
Related allowance	243	112
Average recorded investment
Loans with no related allowance recorded	1,557	1,939
Loans with an allowance recorded	1,074	704
Total	2,631	2,643
Additional disclosure
Recorded investment in non-accrual loans	2,344	2,081
1-4 family residential
Recorded investment
Loans with no related allowance recorded	721	870
Loans with an allowance recorded	79	79
Total	800	949
Unpaid principal balance
Loans with no related allowance recorded	721	870
Loans with an allowance recorded	79	79
Total	800	949
Related allowance	144	144
Average recorded investment
Loans with no related allowance recorded	796	782
Loans with an allowance recorded	79	651
Total	875	1,433
Additional disclosure
Loans past due more than 90 days or more and still accruing interest		73
Recorded investment in non-accrual loans	800	950
Home equity - first lien
Average recorded investment
Loans with no related allowance recorded		11
Total		11
Additional disclosure
Loans past due more than 90 days or more and still accruing interest		14
Home equity - junior lien
Recorded investment
Loans with no related allowance recorded	109	36
Total	109	36
Unpaid principal balance
Loans with no related allowance recorded	109	36
Total	109	36
Average recorded investment
Loans with no related allowance recorded	73	69
Total	73	69
Additional disclosure
Recorded investment in non-accrual loans	109	36
Consumer
Recorded investment
Loans with an allowance recorded	74	76
Total	74	76
Unpaid principal balance
Loans with an allowance recorded	74	76
Total	74	76
Related allowance	74	76
Average recorded investment
Loans with an allowance recorded	75	80
Total	$ 75	$ 80

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