Securities (Reconciliation from Amortized Cost to Estimated Fair Value of Marketable Securities) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	$ 57,578	$ 59,838
Available-for-sale securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	869	821
Available-for-sale securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(572)	(586)
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Securities held-to-maturity, Amortized cost	19,433us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecurities	20,009us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecurities
Securities held-to-maturity, Unrecognized Holding Gains	519	501
Securities held-to-maturity, Unrecognized Holding Losses	(181)	(229)
Securities held-to-maturity, Estimated Fair Value	19,771	20,281
US Government Agencies Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	4,612	4,711
Available-for-sale securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(84)	(93)
Available-for-sale securities, Estimated Fair Value	4,528	4,618
Securities held-to-maturity, Amortized cost	4,440	4,440
Securities held-to-maturity, Unrecognized Holding Losses	(127)	(124)
Securities held-to-maturity, Estimated Fair Value	4,313	4,316
US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	11,031	11,055
Available-for-sale securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	148	112
Available-for-sale securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(16)	(35)
Available-for-sale securities, Estimated Fair Value	11,163	11,132
Securities held-to-maturity, Amortized cost	2,415	2,417
Securities held-to-maturity, Unrecognized Holding Gains	281	277
Securities held-to-maturity, Estimated Fair Value	2,696	2,694
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	31,819	33,884
Available-for-sale securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	658	646
Available-for-sale securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(165)	(147)
Available-for-sale securities, Estimated Fair Value	32,312	34,383
Securities held-to-maturity, Amortized cost	7,615	8,164
Securities held-to-maturity, Unrecognized Holding Gains	208	211
Securities held-to-maturity, Unrecognized Holding Losses	(33)	(29)
Securities held-to-maturity, Estimated Fair Value	7,790	8,346
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Securities held-to-maturity, Amortized cost	3,980	4,005
Securities held-to-maturity, Unrecognized Holding Gains	20	13
Securities held-to-maturity, Unrecognized Holding Losses	(21)	(53)
Securities held-to-maturity, Estimated Fair Value	3,979	3,965
Corporate and Other Securities [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	10,116	10,188
Available-for-sale securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	63	63
Available-for-sale securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(307)	(311)
Available-for-sale securities, Estimated Fair Value	9,872	9,940
Securities held-to-maturity, Amortized cost	983	983
Securities held-to-maturity, Unrecognized Holding Gains	10
Securities held-to-maturity, Unrecognized Holding Losses		(23)
Securities held-to-maturity, Estimated Fair Value	$ 993	$ 960

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