Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses (Details 8) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) Securties	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) Securties	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) Securties	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) Securties
Loans that were modified as TDRs
Number of Contracts \| Securties	0	2	1	10
Pre- Modification	$ 0	$ 1,166	$ 78	$ 2,033
Post- Modification	$ 0	$ 1,155	$ 78	$ 1,841
Commercial, financial, and agricultural
Loans that were modified as TDRs
Number of Contracts \| Securties	0	0	0	3
Pre- Modification	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 250
Post- Modification	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 240
Residential real estate \| Mortgage
Loans that were modified as TDRs
Number of Contracts \| Securties	0	1	1	3
Pre- Modification	$ 0	$ 366	$ 78	$ 510
Post- Modification	$ 0	$ 355	$ 78	$ 464
Commercial real estate \| Mortgage
Loans that were modified as TDRs
Number of Contracts \| Securties	0	1	0	4
Pre- Modification	$ 0	$ 800	$ 0	$ 1,273
Post- Modification	$ 0	$ 800	$ 0	$ 1,137

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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