Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses (Details 3) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) Number of loans TDRs	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) Number of loans TDRs	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) Number of loans TDRs	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) Number of loans TDRs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of loans TDRs \| Number of loans TDRs	1	3	6	7
Number of loans with payment default \| Number of loans TDRs		8		8
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 85	$ 928	$ 641	$ 1,451
Post Modification Oustanding Recorded Investment	$ 85	924	$ 641	1,448
Post Modification Oustanding Recorded Investment - past due for 30 days or more		$ 1,426		$ 1,426
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of loans TDRs \| Number of loans TDRs		2	4	5
Number of loans with payment default \| Number of loans TDRs	2	2	3	2
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 731	$ 448	$ 1,165
Post Modification Oustanding Recorded Investment		731	448	1,167
Post Modification Oustanding Recorded Investment - past due for 30 days or more	$ 293	$ 111	$ 409	$ 111
Residential Real Estate [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of loans TDRs \| Number of loans TDRs	1	1	2	2
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 85	$ 197	$ 193	$ 286
Post Modification Oustanding Recorded Investment	$ 85	$ 193	$ 193	$ 281
Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of loans with payment default \| Number of loans TDRs		6		6
Post Modification Oustanding Recorded Investment - past due for 30 days or more		$ 1,315		$ 1,315

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