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	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL				$ 15,373				$ 12,735				$ 13,223	$ 15,373	$ 12,735	$ 13,223
Charge-Offs													(1,088)	(1,040)	(9,159)
Recoveries													320	253	396
Provision (Credit)	1,250us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	1,150us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	1,150us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	1,325us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	1,325us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	750us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	500us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	850us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	4,525us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	750us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	1,500us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	1,500us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	4,875us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	3,425us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	8,275us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses
Ending ALLL	19,480				15,373				12,735				19,480	15,373	12,735
Primary Residential Mortgages [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL				2,361				3,047				2,414	2,361	3,047	2,414
Charge-Offs													(273)	(611)	(1,676)
Recoveries													1	48	3
Provision (Credit)													834	(123)	2,306
Ending ALLL	2,923				2,361				3,047				2,923	2,361	3,047
Home Equity Lines of Credit [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL				181				267				204	181	267	204
Charge-Offs															(91)
Recoveries
Provision (Credit)													(25)	(86)	154
Ending ALLL	156				181				267				156	181	267
Junior Lien Loan on Residence [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL				156				314				64	156	314	64
Charge-Offs													(1)	(346)	(57)
Recoveries													103	17	6
Provision (Credit)													(149)	171	301
Ending ALLL	109				156				314				109	156	314
Multifamily Property [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL				4,003				1,305				705	4,003	1,305	705
Charge-Offs															(492)
Recoveries														11
Provision (Credit)													4,980	2,687	1,092
Ending ALLL	8,983				4,003				1,305				8,983	4,003	1,305
Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL				2,563				2,509				3,108	2,563	2,509	3,108
Charge-Offs													(669)		(4,047)
Recoveries													106	77	299
Provision (Credit)													(453)	(23)	3,149
Ending ALLL	1,547				2,563				2,509				1,547	2,563	2,509
Investment Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL				5,083				4,155				4,181	5,083	4,155	4,181
Charge-Offs														(56)	(2,448)
Recoveries													18	26	17
Provision (Credit)													(350)	958	2,405
Ending ALLL	4,751				5,083				4,155				4,751	5,083	4,155
Agricultural Production Loans [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL												1			1
Charge-Offs
Recoveries
Provision (Credit)															(1)
Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL				825				803				1,291	825	803	1,291
Charge-Offs													(123)	(16)	(233)
Recoveries													85	64	60
Provision (Credit)													93	(26)	(315)
Ending ALLL	880				825				803				880	825	803
Secured by farmland [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL								3						3
Charge-Offs
Recoveries
Provision (Credit)													1		3
Ending ALLL									3						3
Commercial Construction Loans [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL				120				240				669	120	240	669
Charge-Offs															(72)
Recoveries														1
Provision (Credit)													(89)	(121)	(357)
Ending ALLL	31				120				240				31	120	240
Consumer and Other Loans [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL				78				92				78	78	92	78
Charge-Offs													(22)	(11)	(43)
Recoveries													7	9	11
Provision (Credit)													33	(12)	46
Ending ALLL	96				78				92				96	78	92
Unallocated Financing Receivables [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL												508			508
Charge-Offs
Recoveries
Provision (Credit)															(508)
Ending ALLL