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Bank Premises and Equipment (Notes) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Bank premises and Equipment [Abstract] |
Lessor, Operating Leases [Text Block] | BANK PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT During 2017, the Company purchased equipment that was subject to a master lease agreement with a third party lessee. As such, the Company assumed the role of lessor in conjunction with the purchase, which was deemed to be an operating lease for accounting purposes. The Company purchased a total of $10.6 million of equipment subject to the lease agreement in 2017. In addition, the Company recognized rental income of $412,000 and $860,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, as well as depreciation expense of $325,000 and $614,000 for the same time periods.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for lessor's operating leases. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 30 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/subtopic&trid=77888252 + Details
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