Fair value of corporate bonds.

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Fair value of equity securities.

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Fair value of government sponsored enterprise securities.

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Fair value of impaired loans covered by loss sharing arrangements.

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Fair value of impaired loans not covered by loss sharing arrangements.

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Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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Fair value of securitized, pay-through debt securities collateralized by real estate mortgage loans classified as available-for-sale.

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Fair Value (Financial instruments Measured at Fair Value) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016
Securities available for sale:
Total available for sale securities	$ 214,743	$ 199,329	$ 247,140
Fair Value [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Securities available for sale:
Total available for sale securities	214,743	199,329
Recurring [Member] \| Quoted Prices in Market for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
Securities available for sale:
Government-sponsored enterprise securities
Mortgage-backed securities
Corporate bonds
Equity securities
Total available for sale securities
Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Securities available for sale:
Government-sponsored enterprise securities	19,426	17,490
Mortgage-backed securities	160,786	148,065
Corporate bonds	34,531	33,600
Equity securities		174
Total available for sale securities	214,743	199,329
Recurring [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Securities available for sale:
Government-sponsored enterprise securities
Mortgage-backed securities
Corporate bonds
Equity securities
Total available for sale securities
Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value [Member]
Securities available for sale:
Government-sponsored enterprise securities	19,426	17,490
Mortgage-backed securities	160,786	148,065
Corporate bonds	34,531	33,600
Equity securities		174
Total available for sale securities	214,743	199,329
Nonrecurring [Member] \| Quoted Prices in Market for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
Impaired loans and foreclosed real estate:
Impaired loans
Foreclosed real estate
Nonrecurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Impaired loans and foreclosed real estate:
Impaired loans
Foreclosed real estate
Nonrecurring [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Impaired loans and foreclosed real estate:
Impaired loans	15,797	12,284
Foreclosed real estate	12,789	9,532
Nonrecurring [Member] \| Fair Value [Member]
Impaired loans and foreclosed real estate:
Impaired loans	15,797	12,284
Foreclosed real estate	$ 12,789	$ 9,532