Interest-Bearing Deposits (Schedule of Interest on Deposits) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Interest-Bearing Deposits [Abstract]
Interest-bearing demand deposits	$ 1,564	$ 1,737	$ 1,739
Savings deposits	87us-gaap_InterestExpenseSavingsDeposits	138us-gaap_InterestExpenseSavingsDeposits	169us-gaap_InterestExpenseSavingsDeposits
Time deposits:
Less than $100	472	600	784
$100 or more	337	357	456
Total	$ 2,460us-gaap_InterestExpenseDeposits	$ 2,832us-gaap_InterestExpenseDeposits	$ 3,148us-gaap_InterestExpenseDeposits

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Interest expense incurred on demand deposit accounts that represent borrowings rather than outstanding drafts.

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Aggregate amount of interest expense on all deposits.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 225

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-04.6)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879574&loc=d3e536633-122882

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Paragraph 6

-Article 9

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Interest expense incurred on all savings account deposits.

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Interest expense incurred on time deposits, including certificates of deposits, of $100,000 or more in domestic offices.

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Interest expense incurred on time deposits, including certificates of deposits, less than $100,000 in domestic offices.

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