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Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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Securities (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Securities (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) security	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Number Of Securities Evaluated For Other Than Temporary Impairment [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities \| $	$ 48,220		$ 40,776
Securities evaluated for other than temporary impairment \| security	46
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gains \| $	$ 10	$ 65
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Losses \| $	0	$ 0
US Treasuries [Member]
Number Of Securities Evaluated For Other Than Temporary Impairment [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities \| $	1,849		1,833
US Agency Obligations [Member]
Number Of Securities Evaluated For Other Than Temporary Impairment [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities \| $	$ 13,302		13,113
Securities evaluated for other than temporary impairment \| security	23
Municipals [Member]
Number Of Securities Evaluated For Other Than Temporary Impairment [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities \| $	$ 12,598		9,947
Securities evaluated for other than temporary impairment \| security	16
Corporates [Member]
Number Of Securities Evaluated For Other Than Temporary Impairment [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities \| $	$ 4,937		$ 3,878
Securities evaluated for other than temporary impairment \| security	7
S&P Rated AAA [Member]
Number Of Securities Evaluated For Other Than Temporary Impairment [Line Items]
Securities evaluated for other than temporary impairment \| security	9
S&P Rated AA [Member]
Number Of Securities Evaluated For Other Than Temporary Impairment [Line Items]
Securities evaluated for other than temporary impairment \| security	32
S&P Rated A [Member]
Number Of Securities Evaluated For Other Than Temporary Impairment [Line Items]
Securities evaluated for other than temporary impairment \| security	5