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Loans (Details 4) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Recorded investment in nonaccrual loans by class of loans
Investment in nonaccrual loans	$ 5,260	$ 2,131
Consumer real estate [Member]
Recorded investment in nonaccrual loans by class of loans
Investment in nonaccrual loans	1,107	700
Agricultural real estate [Member]
Recorded investment in nonaccrual loans by class of loans
Investment in nonaccrual loans
Agricultural [Member]
Recorded investment in nonaccrual loans by class of loans
Investment in nonaccrual loans		7
Commercial real estate [Member]
Recorded investment in nonaccrual loans by class of loans
Investment in nonaccrual loans	1,408	1,003
Commercial and industrial [Member]
Recorded investment in nonaccrual loans by class of loans
Investment in nonaccrual loans	2,745	421
Consumer [Member]
Recorded investment in nonaccrual loans by class of loans
Investment in nonaccrual loans

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- Definition

Recorded investment in financing receivables that are on nonaccrual status as of the balance sheet date.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 7

-Subparagraph (d)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7512638&loc=d3e5111-111524

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