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Investment Securities (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Investment [Line Items]
Gross investment gains	$ 28,000	$ 120,000	$ 28,000	$ 182,000
Gross investment losses				5,000
Investment Securities:
Consolidated investment securities portfolio modified, years			2 years 9 months 18 days
Proceeds from sales of investment securities - available for sale	519,000	$ 2,500,000	$ 519,000	$ 5,242,000
Book value of securities available for sale and held to maturity	$ 98,457,000		$ 98,457,000		$ 104,780,000
Positions considered temporarily impaired	51		51
Standard & Poor's, AAA Rating [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Portfolio rated	81.90%		81.90%		84.10%
Standard & Poor's, A Rating [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Portfolio rated	3.90%		3.90%

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