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Indebtedness (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |
Repayments of Federal Home Loan Bank Borrowings | $ 70,000 | $ 0
One Point Sixty One Percent Borrowing From Federal Home Loan Bank Due July 21, 2021 [Member] |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |
Outstanding Borrowing With The Federal Home Loan Bank Of New York | $ 25,000 |
Unpaid principal amount interest rate | 1.61% |
One Point Fifty Six Percent Borrowing From Federal Home Loan Bank Due August 16, 2021 [Member] |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |
Outstanding Borrowing With The Federal Home Loan Bank Of New York | $ 25,000 |
Unpaid principal amount interest rate | 1.56% |
Zero Point Fifty Nine Percent Borrowing From Federal Home Loan Bank Due March 18, 2016 [Member] |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |
Outstanding Borrowing With The Federal Home Loan Bank Of New York | $ 25,000 |
Unpaid principal amount interest rate | 0.59% |
Zero Point Fifty Two Percent Borrowing From Federal Home Loan Bank Due April 28, 2016 [Member] |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |
Outstanding Borrowing With The Federal Home Loan Bank Of New York | $ 15,000 |
Unpaid principal amount interest rate | 0.52% |
Zero Point Fifty Three Percent Borrowing From Federal Home Loan Bank Due May 19, 2016 [Member] |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |
Outstanding Borrowing With The Federal Home Loan Bank Of New York | $ 15,000 |
Unpaid principal amount interest rate | 0.53% |
Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis [Member] |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |
Repayments of Federal Home Loan Bank Borrowings | $ 15,000 |

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