Aggregate number of loans added under troubled debt restructurings.

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Federal reserve reduced target federal funds rate basis point.

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Liability for unfunded commitments.

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Real estate loan percentage of aggregate loan.

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Amount of increase (decrease) of allowance reserve for credit loss.

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Amount of short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Activities (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) Investments	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 16, 2020	Mar. 03, 2020
Real estate loan percentage of total loan	85.50%	84.60%
Federal reserve reduced target federal funds rate basis point			1.00%	0.50%
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 5.2	$ 12.6
Line of credit borrowing capacity	118.5
Line of credit	15.0
Minimum [Member]
Allowance for loan losses	1.0
Liability for unfunded commitments	2.5
Maximum [Member]
Allowance for loan losses	3.0
Liability for unfunded commitments	$ 4.0
Commercial [Member]
Total number of loans added under troubled debt restructurings (TDRs) \| Investments	6
Holding Company Line of Credit [Member]
Line of credit borrowing capacity	$ 15.0