Real estate acquired through foreclosure fair value.

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Carrying amount of other real estate not separately disclosed, including, but not limited to, real estate investments, real estate loans that qualify as investments in real estate, and premises that are no longer used in operations may also be included in real estate owned. This does not include real estate assets taken in settlement of troubled loans through surrender or foreclosure.

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	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Other Real Estate	$ 0		$ 0		$ 1,200,000
Real Estate Owned, Valuation Allowance, Component					261,000
Other Real Estate Owned Write Downs	$ 1,000	$ 54,000	$ 26,000	$ 74,000
One-to-four family residential real estate loans [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Other Real Estate					102,000
Nonrecurring [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair Value, Other real estate owned					916,000
Nonrecurring [Member] \| One-to-four family residential real estate loans [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair Value, Other real estate owned					102,000
Nonrecurring [Member] \| Nonresidential real estate loans [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair Value, Other real estate owned					814,000
Nonrecurring [Member] \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair Value, Other real estate owned					0
Nonrecurring [Member] \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] \| One-to-four family residential real estate loans [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair Value, Other real estate owned					0
Nonrecurring [Member] \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] \| Nonresidential real estate loans [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair Value, Other real estate owned					0
Nonrecurring [Member] \| Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair Value, Other real estate owned					0
Nonrecurring [Member] \| Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] \| One-to-four family residential real estate loans [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair Value, Other real estate owned					0
Nonrecurring [Member] \| Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] \| Nonresidential real estate loans [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair Value, Other real estate owned					0
Nonrecurring [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair Value, Other real estate owned					916,000
Sales Comparison Valuation Technique [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Other Real Estate					$ 916,000
Impaired Loans [Member] \| Sales Comparison Valuation Technique [Member] \| Nonresidential real estate loans [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Real estate owned, measurement input					0.056
Measurement Input, Comparability Adjustment [Member] \| Nonresidential Real Estate [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Other Real Estate					$ 814,000
Measurement Input, Comparability Adjustment [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Real Estate Properties [Domain] \| Nonresidential Real Estate [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Real estate owned, measurement input					0.1522
Measurement Input, Comparability Adjustment [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Real Estate Properties [Domain] \| Nonresidential Real Estate [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Real estate owned, measurement input					(0.0366)
Measurement Input, Comparability Adjustment [Member] \| Weighted Average [Member] \| Real Estate Properties [Domain] \| Nonresidential Real Estate [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Real estate owned, measurement input					0.1100