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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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The balance of financing receivables that were individually evaluated for impairment.

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Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses (Additional Information) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Related Parties, Description	At December 31, 2018 and 2017, outstanding loans to certain officers, directors and their associated companies was less than 5% of the Company's shareholders' equity.	December 31, 2018 and 2017, outstanding loans to certain officers, directors and their associated companies was less than 5% of the Company's shareholders' equity.
Number of Portfolio Concentration Industries	0
Foregone interest	$ 600,000	$ 843,000	$ 888,000
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Number of Contracts	3	5	6
Allowance Related to Troubled Debt Restructurings assigned during period	$ 95,000	$ 45,000	$ 1,400,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Impaired, Commitment to Lend	0
Proceeds from Recoveries of Loans Previously Charged off	1,944,000	$ 497,000	486,000
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Subsequent Default, Number of Contracts		0
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Subsequent Default, Recorded Investment			0
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	6,926,000	$ 13,590,000	20,254,000
Financing receivable, allowance for credit losses	24,712,000	24,171,000	23,116,000	$ 21,166,000
HPFC Portfolio Segment [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment			97,000
Financing receivable, allowance for credit losses	337,000	451,000	672,000	24,000
Residential real estate loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	4,762,000	5,171,000	4,348,000
Financing receivable, allowance for credit losses	6,071,000	5,086,000	4,160,000	4,545,000
Financing Receivable in Process of Foreclosure	2,300,000	1,900,000
Loans Receivable [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans restructured due to credit difficulties that are now performing	3,900,000	5,000,000
Financing Receivables Impaired Troubled Debt Restructuring Non-Performing	500,000	1,200,000
Consumer loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	6,000		7,000
Financing receivable, allowance for credit losses	234,000	$ 233,000	181,000	$ 193,000
Minimum [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	$ 500,000
Number of Months	18
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Term to maturity (years)	7 years
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Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of Months	24
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Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Term to maturity (years)	10 years
Total Loan Portfolio [Member] \| Loan Concentration Risk [Member] \| Non-Residential Building Operators Industry Sector [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	11.00%
Commercial real estate loans \| Loan Concentration Risk [Member] \| Non-Residential Building Operators Industry Sector [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	26.00%
Commercial loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of Loans	1
Loans and Leases Receivable, Impaired, Commitment to Lend	$ 0		$ 280,000
Commercial loans \| Extended Maturity
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Financing Receivable, Modifications, Number of Contracts	0	0	6
Allowance Related to Troubled Debt Restructurings assigned during period	$ 0	$ 0	$ 1,400,000
Proceeds from Recoveries of Loans Previously Charged off	1,400,000
Home Equity Loan
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Allowance Related to Troubled Debt Restructurings assigned during period	$ 162,000
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Subsequent Default, Number of Contracts	1
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Subsequent Default, Recorded Investment	$ 299,000