Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses (Details 5) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
With no related allowance recorded:
With no related allowance recorded, Average Recorded Investment	$ 1,991	$ 5,773
With no related allowance recorded, Interest Recognized For The Period Ended	7	96
With an allowance recorded:
With an allowance recorded, Average Recorded Investment	7,298	6,501
With an allowance recorded, Interest Recognized For The Period Ended	69	132
Total average recorded investment	9,289	12,274
Total interest income recognized during the period	76	228
Commercial, financial, and agricultural
With no related allowance recorded:
With no related allowance recorded, Average Recorded Investment	555	1,520
With no related allowance recorded, Interest Recognized For The Period Ended	1	15
With an allowance recorded:
With an allowance recorded, Average Recorded Investment	1,192	984
With an allowance recorded, Interest Recognized For The Period Ended	11	12
Real estate - residential
With no related allowance recorded:
With no related allowance recorded, Average Recorded Investment	807	1,513
With no related allowance recorded, Interest Recognized For The Period Ended	4	39
With an allowance recorded:
With an allowance recorded, Average Recorded Investment	4,511	4,553
With an allowance recorded, Interest Recognized For The Period Ended	43	120
Real estate - commercial
With no related allowance recorded:
With no related allowance recorded, Average Recorded Investment	589	2,622
With no related allowance recorded, Interest Recognized For The Period Ended	2	42
With an allowance recorded:
With an allowance recorded, Average Recorded Investment	1,494	764
With an allowance recorded, Interest Recognized For The Period Ended	15	0
Real estate - commercial \| Construction
With no related allowance recorded:
With no related allowance recorded, Average Recorded Investment	0	118
With no related allowance recorded, Interest Recognized For The Period Ended	0	0
With an allowance recorded:
With an allowance recorded, Average Recorded Investment	50	65
With an allowance recorded, Interest Recognized For The Period Ended	0	0
Installment and other consumer
With no related allowance recorded:
With no related allowance recorded, Average Recorded Investment	40	0
With no related allowance recorded, Interest Recognized For The Period Ended	0	0
With an allowance recorded:
With an allowance recorded, Average Recorded Investment	51	135
With an allowance recorded, Interest Recognized For The Period Ended	$ 0	$ 0

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