Loans - TDR's by Class and Associated Specific Reserves (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) loan
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan	12	8
Balance	$ 2,303	$ 1,053
Specific Reserves	$ 290	$ 46
Number of Loans \| loan	0	2
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 221
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		218
Specific Reserves		$ 0
Commercial \| Real Estate
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan	1	0
Balance	$ 822	$ 0
Specific Reserves	$ 264	$ 0
Number of Loans \| loan		0
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 0
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		0
Specific Reserves		$ 0
Commercial \| Construction
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan	0	0
Balance	$ 0	$ 0
Specific Reserves	$ 0	$ 0
Number of Loans \| loan		0
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 0
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		0
Specific Reserves		$ 0
Commercial \| Other
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan	0	0
Balance	$ 0	$ 0
Specific Reserves	$ 0	$ 0
Number of Loans \| loan		0
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 0
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		0
Specific Reserves		$ 0
Municipal
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan	0	0
Balance	$ 0	$ 0
Specific Reserves	$ 0	$ 0
Number of Loans \| loan		0
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 0
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		0
Specific Reserves		$ 0
Residential \| Construction
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan	0	0
Balance	$ 0	$ 0
Specific Reserves	$ 0	$ 0
Number of Loans \| loan		0
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 0
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		0
Specific Reserves		$ 0
Residential \| Term
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan	10	8
Balance	$ 1,314	$ 1,053
Specific Reserves	$ 26	$ 46
Number of Loans \| loan		2
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 221
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		218
Specific Reserves		$ 0
Home Equity LIne of Credit
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan	1	0
Balance	$ 167	$ 0
Specific Reserves	$ 0	$ 0
Number of Loans \| loan		0
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 0
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		0
Specific Reserves		$ 0
Consumer
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan	0	0
Balance	$ 0	$ 0
Specific Reserves	$ 0	$ 0
Number of Loans \| loan		0
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 0
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		0
Specific Reserves		$ 0

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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