Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Mortgage loan interest rate lock commitments [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional	$ 20,943	$ 15,430
Balance Sheet Location, description	Other assets	Other assets
Fair Value, Asset/(Liability)	$ 189	$ 196
MBS forward sales commitments [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional	$ 15,750	$ 10,750
Balance Sheet Location, description	Other assets	Other liabilities
Fair Value, Asset/(Liability)	$ 54	$ (28)
Total derivative financial instruments [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Notional	36,693	26,180
Fair Value, Asset/(Liability)	$ 243	$ 168

Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 12
-Section 13
-Sentence Column B

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 5
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