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Investment Securities (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Investment [Line Items]
Gross investment gains	$ 66,000	$ 182,000	$ 137,000
Gross investment losses		5,000
Investment Securities:
Consolidated investment securities portfolio modified, years		3 years 1 month 13 days
Proceeds from sales of investment securities - available for sale	1,100,000	5,242,000	2,298,000
Book value of securities available for sale and held to maturity		$ 119,411,000		$ 110,780,000
Positions considered temporarily impaired		53
Standard & Poor's, AAA Rating [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Portfolio rated		86.40%		89.00%
Standard & Poor's, A Rating [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Portfolio rated		2.00%

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