Available-for-sale Securities, Sold Security, at Carrying Value

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Number of Securities Sold

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The fair value of available-for-sale securities that serve as collateral for borrowings.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
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The amount by which the fair value of an investment in debt and equity securities categorized as Available-for-sale is less than the amortized cost basis or carrying amount of that investment at the balance sheet date and the decline in fair value is deemed to be other than temporary, before considering whether or not such amount is recognized in earnings or other comprehensive income.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 320
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 8A
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The net realized gains or losses on investments during the period, not including gains or losses on securities separately or otherwise categorized as trading, available-for-sale, or held-to-maturity.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 225
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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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Securities - Realized Gains and Losses (Narrative) (Details)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) security	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities, impairment on securities		$ 0
Realized investment gains	$ 16,000
Available-for-sale securities pledged as collateral	3,800,000		$ 20,800,000
Residential mortgage-backed securities \| 3 Securities Sold
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Realized investment gains	$ 71,000
Number of securities sold \| security	3
Available-for-sale securities, book value	$ 1,200,000
Residential mortgage-backed securities \| 2 Securities Sold
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Realized investment gains	$ (58,000)
Number of securities sold \| security	2
Available-for-sale securities, book value	$ 1,600,000
Asset-backed securities
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Realized investment gains	$ 3,000
Number of securities sold \| security	2
Available-for-sale securities, book value	$ 3,500,000