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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		9 Months Ended
Securities (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) security	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) security	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Number Of Securities Evaluated For Other Than Temporary Impairment [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities \| $	$ 49,664		$ 49,664		$ 40,776
Securities evaluated for other than temporary impairment \| security	47		47
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gains \| $	$ 51	$ 209	$ 113	$ 437
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Losses \| $	0	$ 0	0	$ 0
US Treasuries [Member]
Number Of Securities Evaluated For Other Than Temporary Impairment [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities \| $	1,874		1,874		1,833
US Agency Obligations [Member]
Number Of Securities Evaluated For Other Than Temporary Impairment [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities \| $	$ 17,461		$ 17,461		13,113
Securities evaluated for other than temporary impairment \| security	27		27
Municipals [Member]
Number Of Securities Evaluated For Other Than Temporary Impairment [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities \| $	$ 12,298		$ 12,298		9,947
Securities evaluated for other than temporary impairment \| security	15		15
Corporates [Member]
Number Of Securities Evaluated For Other Than Temporary Impairment [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities \| $	$ 3,993		$ 3,993		$ 3,878
Securities evaluated for other than temporary impairment \| security	5		5
S&P Rated AAA [Member]
Number Of Securities Evaluated For Other Than Temporary Impairment [Line Items]
Securities evaluated for other than temporary impairment \| security	11		11
S&P Rated AA [Member]
Number Of Securities Evaluated For Other Than Temporary Impairment [Line Items]
Securities evaluated for other than temporary impairment \| security	33		33
S&P Rated A [Member]
Number Of Securities Evaluated For Other Than Temporary Impairment [Line Items]
Securities evaluated for other than temporary impairment \| security	3		3