Allowance for Loan Losses of Total Loans, Percentage

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Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Related Loans, Percentage

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Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Related Loans, Period Increase (Decrease)

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The high maximum percentage of loan to value for consumer loans based on purchase price of the collateral.

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The low maximum percentage of loan to value for consumer loans based on purchase price of the collateral.

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The maximum percentage of loan to value for commercial real estate loans based on current appraisal information.

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The regulatory maximum allowed ratio of loan portfolio to Company capital for construction and non-owner-occupied commercial real estate.

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The actual ratio of loan amount to Company capital for construction and non-owner-occupied commercial real estate.

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The regulatory maximum allowed ratio of loan portfolio to Company capital for construction loans.

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The ratio of loan portfolio to Company capital for construction loans .

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Delinquent Period Before Consumer Loans Charged Off

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The minimum amount of days past due at which residential loans are placed on non-accrual status..

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Delinquent Period for Loans Charged Off

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Delinquent Period for Loans Charged Off, Period After Receipt of Notification from Bankruptcy Court

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Loans and Leases Receivable, Amortization Term

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Loans and Leases Receivable, Commercial, Number of Loan Classes

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Loans and Leases Receivable, Loan to Value Ratio

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Loans and Leases Receivable, Number of Loan Classes

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Loans and Leases Receivable, Residential, Number of Loan Classes

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Loans and Leases Receivable, Term

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Percentage of loans and commitments subject to review by an independent consulting firm each year.

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Percentage of Total Reserve Allowance accounted for by Loan Loss Allowances

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The high percentage of loan to value range for residential loans based on current appraisal information.

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The low percentage of loan to value range for residential loans based on current appraisal information.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of allowance to cover probable credit losses on loans and leases. Includes carryover of or adjustments to the allowance for loan losses in connection with business combinations. Excludes allowance for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Allowance for Loan Losses - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) loan_class	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of loan classes \| loan_class	8
Percent of related loans	0.39%	0.45%
Increase (decrease) in qualitative portion	$ (216)
Allowance for loan losses	$ 10,138	$ 9,916	$ 10,344	$ 11,514
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans	0.95%	1.00%
Number of commercial loan classes \| loan_class	3
Loan-to-value percent, commercial real estate	80.00%
Number of residential loan classes \| loan_class	2
Construction loans, percent of capital	28.90%
Construction loans, maximum percent of capital	100.00%
Construction loans and non-owner-occupied commercial real estate loans, percent of capital	109.40%
Construction loans and non-owner-occupied commercial real estate loans, maximum percent of capital	300.00%
Outstanding loans and commitments subject by independent consulting firm	50.00%
Residential loans, loan to value percent minimum	75.00%
Residential loans, loan to value percent, maximum	80.00%
Consumer loans, loan to value percent, minimum	80.00%
Consumer loans, loan to value percent, maximum	90.00%
Commercial \| Construction
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Allowance for loan losses	$ 396	$ 580	823	575
Loan maturities	2 years
Home Equity LIne of Credit
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Allowance for loan losses	$ 807	893	1,060	675
Loan maturities	300 months
Loan to value ratio	0.80
Residential
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loan to value ratio	0.80
Amortization term	30 years
Delinquent period before residential loans are placed on non-accrual status	90 days
Delinquent period for loans charged off	180 days
Delinquent period for loans charged off after receipt of notification	60 days
Residential \| Construction
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Allowance for loan losses	$ 44	24	20	21
Loan maturities	1 year
Consumer
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Allowance for loan losses	$ 559	566	$ 542	$ 573
Delinquent period before consumer loans are charged off	120 days
Unallocated Reserves
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Allowance for loan losses	$ 1,258	$ 1,873
Percent of total allowance reserve	12.40%	18.90%
Unallocated Reserves \| Commercial \| Construction
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Allowance for loan losses	$ 0	$ 0
Unallocated Reserves \| Home Equity LIne of Credit
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Allowance for loan losses	0	0
Unallocated Reserves \| Residential \| Construction
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Allowance for loan losses	0	0
Unallocated Reserves \| Consumer
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Allowance for loan losses	$ 0	$ 0