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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Fair value amount of debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB).

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Discloses the single interest rate [if] applicable to the advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank, by branch, as of the Balance Sheet date.

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Amount of maximum advances or credit lines available from the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB).

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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For an unclassified balance sheet, this item represents investments in common and preferred stocks and other forms of securities that provide ownership interests in a corporation.

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The cash inflow from additional borrowings, net of cash paid to third parties in connection with debt origination.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of subordinated debt (with initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer). Subordinated debt places a lender in a lien position behind debt having a higher priority of repayment in liquidation of the entity's assets.

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Borrowed Funds and Subordinated Debentures (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands		2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 01, 2006 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subordinated debentures			$ 15,465	$ 15,465
Marketable securities equity securities			$ 465	$ 465
FHLB Advances [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of FHLB Advances \| loan				6
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank, Amount of Advances				$ 10,000
FHLB Repurchase Agreements [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of FHLB Repurchase Agreements \| loan			1
Subordinated Debenture July 24, 2006 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date			Jul. 24, 2036
Subordinated debentures			$ 10,000	$ 10,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate at Period End			2.18%
Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate				1.84%
Subordinated Debenture December 19, 2006 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date			Dec. 19, 2036
Subordinated debentures			$ 5,000	$ 5,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate at Period End			2.06%
Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate				1.89%
Subordinated Debenture December 19, 2006 [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt dedemption price per Dollar		0.5475
Debt outstanding repurchased amount		$ 5,000
Debt instrument redeemed amount		155
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt		$ 2,250
Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			3.67%	3.67%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date			Feb. 28, 2018
Debt instrument term			10 years	10 years
Secured debt repurchase agreements			$ 15,000	$ 15,000
Subordinated Debentures Subject to Mandatory Redemption [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum period to defer interest payment without default			5 years
Unsecured Subordinated Capital Note [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	8.75%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date			Aug. 17, 2031
Debt instrument face amount	$ 8,500
Proceeds from issuance of subordinated note	$ 8,500
Parent Company Only [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subordinated debentures			$ 15,465	$ 15,465
FHLB Borrowing Five Advances [Member] \| FHLB Advances [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of FHLB Advances \| loan			5
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank, Amount of Advances			$ 10,000
FHLB Borrowing One Advance [Member] \| FHLB Advances [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of FHLB Advances \| loan			1
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank, Amount of Advances			$ 20,000
LIBOR [Member] \| Subordinated Debenture July 24, 2006 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate			1.59%	1.59%
LIBOR [Member] \| Subordinated Debenture December 19, 2006 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate			1.65%	1.65%
FHLB advance August 10, 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank, Amount of Advances			$ 10,000
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, interest rate			4.23%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date			Aug. 10, 2017
FHLB advance April 5, 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank, Amount of Advances			$ 10,000
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, interest rate			4.27%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date			Apr. 05, 2017
FHLB advance December 20, 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank, Amount of Advances			$ 10,000
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, interest rate			3.40%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date			Dec. 20, 2017
Fhlb Advance October 27, 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, interest rate			2.02%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date			Oct. 27, 2020
Fhlb Advance October 27, 2020 [Member] \| FHLB Advance Original Maturity November 2, 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank, Amount of Advances			$ 10,000
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, interest rate			4.03%
Fhlb Advance October 27, 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, interest rate			2.15%
Fhlb Advance October 27, 2020 [Member] \| FHLB Advance Original Maturity December 15, 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank, Amount of Advances			$ 10,000
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, interest rate			4.19%
Fhlb Advance June 7, 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank, Amount of Advances			$ 20,000
Fhlb Advance June 7, 2016 [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate			29.50%
FHLB Overnight Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, General Debt Obligations, Maximum Amount Available			$ 7,000	$ 50,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			0.52%