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Securities sold under repurchase agreements (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure of repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements [Abstract]
Repurchase agreements and cash collateral on securities lent	$ 0		$ 0
Interest Expense Under Repurchase Agreements	$ 971	$ 1,800

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The amount of interest expense under repurchase agreements.

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The amount of instruments sold with the intent to reacquire in repurchase agreements and cash collateral on securities lent.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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