Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Nature of Operations (Details)	Jun. 30, 2019 subsidiary
C&F Bank
Nature of Operations
Number of wholly owned subsidiaries	5
C&F Mortgage \| C&F Select LLC
Nature of Operations
Interest owned (as a percent)	51.00%

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