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Assets and Liabilities Measured and Reported at Fair Value (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Assets
Investment securities available for sale	$ 471,702,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities		$ 513,056,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
Fair Value Measurements
Other real estate owned	5,900,000		6,000,000
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance	8,489,000		7,826,000
Amount of valuation allowance	1,137,000		1,376,000
Level 1 to Level 2 transfer, assets	0
Level 1 to Level 2 transfer, liabilities	0
Level 2 to Level 1 transfer, liabilities	0
Transfers into/out of Level 3, assets	0
Transfers into/out of Level 3, liabilities	0
Level 1
Assets
Investment securities available for sale			70,966,000
Total assets			70,966,000
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government obligations
Assets
Investment securities available for sale	60,000		70,000,000
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government obligations \| Level 1
Assets
Investment securities available for sale			70,000,000
Government sponsored enterprise obligations
Assets
Investment securities available for sale	175,814,000		204,986,000
Mortgage-backed securities - government agencies
Assets
Investment securities available for sale	169,895,000		174,270,000
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
Assets
Investment securities available for sale	64,979,000		62,834,000
Common stock
Assets
Investment securities available for sale	1,014,000		966,000
Common stock \| Level 1
Assets
Investment securities available for sale			966,000
Mortgage Servicing Rights (MSR)
Fair Value Measurements
Amount of valuation allowance	0		0
Recurring basis \| Fair value
Assets
Investment securities available for sale	471,702,000		513,056,000
Interest rate swaps	321,000		425,000
Total assets	472,023,000		513,481,000
Liabilities
Interest rate swaps	325,000		401,000
Recurring basis \| Level 1
Assets
Investment securities available for sale	61,014,000
Total assets	61,014,000
Recurring basis \| Level 2
Assets
Investment securities available for sale	410,688,000		442,090,000
Interest rate swaps	321,000		425,000
Total assets	411,009,000		442,515,000
Liabilities
Interest rate swaps	325,000		401,000
Recurring basis \| U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government obligations \| Fair value
Assets
Investment securities available for sale	60,000,000		70,000,000
Recurring basis \| U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government obligations \| Level 1
Assets
Investment securities available for sale	60,000,000
Recurring basis \| Government sponsored enterprise obligations \| Fair value
Assets
Investment securities available for sale	175,814,000		204,986,000
Recurring basis \| Government sponsored enterprise obligations \| Level 2
Assets
Investment securities available for sale	175,814,000		204,986,000
Recurring basis \| Mortgage-backed securities - government agencies \| Fair value
Assets
Investment securities available for sale	169,895,000		174,270,000
Recurring basis \| Mortgage-backed securities - government agencies \| Level 2
Assets
Investment securities available for sale	169,895,000		174,270,000
Recurring basis \| Obligations of states and political subdivisions \| Fair value
Assets
Investment securities available for sale	64,979,000		62,834,000
Recurring basis \| Obligations of states and political subdivisions \| Level 2
Assets
Investment securities available for sale	64,979,000		62,834,000
Recurring basis \| Common stock \| Fair value
Assets
Investment securities available for sale	1,014,000
Recurring basis \| Common stock \| Level 1
Assets
Investment securities available for sale	1,014,000
Non-recurring basis
Fair Value Measurements
Losses	(206,000)	(180,000)
Total, losses	(206,000)	(180,000)
Non-recurring basis \| Fair value
Fair Value Measurements
Impaired loans	7,352,000		6,449,000
Other real estate owned	4,946,000		5,032,000
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	12,298,000		11,481,000
Non-recurring basis \| Level 3
Fair Value Measurements
Impaired loans	7,352,000		6,449,000
Other real estate owned	4,946,000		5,032,000
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	$ 12,298,000		$ 11,481,000