Allowance for losses allocated to loans classified as TDRs as at the reporting date

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Interest and Fee Income, Loans and Leases, Weighted Average Period of Loss Estimate

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Threshold Period Past Due for Payment Default Consideration

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

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The amount of the outstanding recorded investment related to financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings within the previous 12 months and for which there was a payment default.

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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 Receivable and Related Allowance for Loan Losses - Additional Information (Details)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) loan	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) loan	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) loan	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) loan	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Deferred costs	$ 1,800,000		$ 1,800,000			$ 1,500,000
Allowance for loan losses	6,118,000	$ 5,767,000	6,118,000	$ 5,767,000	$ 5,935,000	6,127,000	$ 5,688,000	$ 5,545,000
Loans classified as TDRs	415,000		415,000			433,000
Allowance loan losses allocated to TDRs	$ 7,000		$ 7,000			7,000
Number of loans modified \| loan	0		0
Threshold period past due for payment default consideration			30 days
Loans modified as TDRs with payment default after 12 months of modification \| loan	0	0	0	0
Weighted average period of loss estimate			3 years
United American Savings Bank
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Allowance for loan losses	$ 0		$ 0
Northern Hancock
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Allowance for loan losses	0		0
Residential first mortgages
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Allowance for loan losses	$ 2,033,000	$ 1,994,000	$ 2,033,000	$ 1,994,000	$ 1,919,000	$ 2,090,000	$ 1,956,000	$ 1,846,000
Loans classified as TDRs		323,000		323,000
Allowance loan losses allocated to TDRs		$ 0		$ 0
Number of loans modified \| loan		1		1