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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 33
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84173941&loc=SL6953676-111524

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Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses - Loans Restructured as TDRs, Excluding Loans Acquired, Segregated by Class of Loans (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) loan
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan	5	1	7	13
Balance Prior to TDR	$ 2,755	$ 608	$ 2,907	$ 9,237
Balance	2,748	607	2,901	9,225
Financial Impact on Date of Restructure	402	0	402	33
Change in Maturity Date
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Balance	2,748	607	2,901	9,186
Change in Rate
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Balance	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 39
Consumer
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Balance Prior to TDR			$ 91
Balance			91
Financial Impact on Date of Restructure			0
Consumer \| Change in Maturity Date
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Balance			91
Consumer \| Change in Rate
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Balance			$ 0
Consumer \| Other consumer
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Balance Prior to TDR			$ 91
Balance			91
Financial Impact on Date of Restructure			0
Consumer \| Other consumer \| Change in Maturity Date
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Balance			91
Consumer \| Other consumer \| Change in Rate
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Balance			$ 0
Real estate
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan	2		3	3
Balance Prior to TDR	$ 392		$ 453	$ 7,818
Balance	390		452	7,818
Financial Impact on Date of Restructure	212		212	33
Real estate \| Change in Maturity Date
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Balance	390		452	7,818
Real estate \| Change in Rate
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Balance	$ 0		$ 0	$ 0
Real estate \| Single family residential
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan			1
Balance Prior to TDR			$ 61
Balance			62
Financial Impact on Date of Restructure			0
Real estate \| Single family residential \| Change in Maturity Date
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Balance			62
Real estate \| Single family residential \| Change in Rate
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Balance			$ 0
Real estate \| Construction
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan				1
Balance Prior to TDR				$ 456
Balance				456
Financial Impact on Date of Restructure				0
Real estate \| Construction \| Change in Maturity Date
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Balance				456
Real estate \| Construction \| Change in Rate
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Balance				$ 0
Real estate \| Other commercial
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan	2		2	2
Balance Prior to TDR	$ 392		$ 392	$ 7,362
Balance	390		390	7,362
Financial Impact on Date of Restructure	212		212	33
Real estate \| Other commercial \| Change in Maturity Date
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Balance	390		390	7,362
Real estate \| Other commercial \| Change in Rate
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Balance	$ 0		$ 0	$ 0
Commercial
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan	3	1	3	10
Balance Prior to TDR	$ 2,363	$ 608	$ 2,363	$ 1,419
Balance	2,358	607	2,358	1,407
Financial Impact on Date of Restructure	190	0	190	0
Commercial \| Change in Maturity Date
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Balance	2,358	607	2,358	1,368
Commercial \| Change in Rate
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Balance	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 39
Commercial \| Commercial
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan	3	1	3	10
Balance Prior to TDR	$ 2,363	$ 608	$ 2,363	$ 1,419
Balance	2,358	607	2,358	1,407
Financial Impact on Date of Restructure	190	0	190	0
Commercial \| Commercial \| Change in Maturity Date
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Balance	2,358	607	2,358	1,368
Commercial \| Commercial \| Change in Rate
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Balance	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 39