Fair Value Accounting (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Securities available for sale:
Mortgage-backed securities	$ 5,800
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Securities available for sale:
US Government agencies	8,701	8,557
SBA securities	5,207	5,154
State and political subdivisions	14,284	16,800
Mortgage-backed securities	20,334	24,513
Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis	48,526	55,024
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Securities available for sale:
US Government agencies
SBA securities
State and political subdivisions
Mortgage-backed securities
Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Securities available for sale:
US Government agencies	8,701	8,557
SBA securities	5,207	5,154
State and political subdivisions	14,284	16,800
Mortgage-backed securities	20,334	24,513
Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis	48,526	55,024
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Securities available for sale:
US Government agencies
SBA securities
State and political subdivisions
Mortgage-backed securities
Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis

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Fair value portion of probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 820

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (a)

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Fair value of securitized, pay-through debt securities collateralized by real estate mortgage loans classified as available-for-sale.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Mortgage-Backed Securities

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