Loans - Nonperforming Loans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Nonaccrual loans - held-for-investment	$ 2,250	$ 3,059
Restructured and loans over 90 days past due and still accruing	235
Total nonperforming loans	2,485	3,059
Other restructured loans	289	131
Total	$ 2,774	$ 3,190

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- Definition

Recorded investment in financing receivables that are on nonaccrual status and 90 days or more past due and still accruing as of the balance sheet date.

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No definition available.

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- Definition

Recorded investment in financing receivables that are 90 days or more past due and still accruing.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 7
-Subparagraph (d)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84173941&loc=d3e5111-111524

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- Definition

Recorded investment in financing receivables that are on nonaccrual status as of the balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 7
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84173941&loc=d3e5111-111524

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- Definition

Amount of investment of impaired financing receivables with related allowance for credit losses and without a related allowance for credit losses.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 14A
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84173941&loc=SL6953550-111524

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