Fair Value Accounting (Details) - Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Securities available for sale
US government agencies	$ 11,664	$ 14,599
SBA securities	6,326	6,277
State and political subdivisions	20,350	22,259
Mortgage-backed securities	38,725	46,804
Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis	$ 77,065	$ 89,939
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, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Securities available for sale
US government agencies	$ 11,664	$ 14,599
SBA securities	6,326	6,277
State and political subdivisions	20,350	22,259
Mortgage-backed securities	38,725	46,804
Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis	$ 77,065	$ 89,939
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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Securities Available for Sale, Fair value, State and political subdivisions.

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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
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6517959

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