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Amount of addition to allowance reserve for credit loss arising from purchase of loan and lease portfolios.

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Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings within the previous 12 months and for which there was a payment default.

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Amount of investment related to financing receivables modified by troubled debt restructurings within the previous 12 months, for which there was a payment default.

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

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Net amount of the investment in a contractual right to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates that is recognized as an asset in the creditor's statement of financial position. Examples include, but are not limited to, credit card receivables, notes receivable and receivables relating to lessor's rights to payments from leases other than operating leases that have been recorded as assets. Excludes trade accounts receivable with contractual maturity of one year or less and arose from the sale of goods or services.

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Loans Receivable and Allowance for Loan Losses (Narrative) (Details)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) loan	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) loan	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) loan	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	$ 182,527,000		$ 182,527,000
Non-accrual loans	10,763,000		10,763,000		$ 13,036,000
Recorded Investment, Subsequent Default	$ 639,000	$ 1,358,000	$ 878,000	$ 1,780,000
Number of Contracts, Subsequent Default \| loan	1	2	2	3
Transfers from non-accretable differences	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Loss [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing receivables	36,000		36,000
Loss [Member] \| Impaired Loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing receivables	36,000		36,000
Substandard [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing receivables	33,600,000		33,600,000
Substandard [Member] \| Impaired Loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing receivables	33,600,000		33,600,000
Acquired loans with deteriorated credit [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	14,900,000		14,900,000
Allowance for loans acquired			803,000
Non-accrual loans	$ 11,600,000		$ 11,600,000