Regulatory Matters - Company's and the Bank's Regulatory Capital and Regulatory Capital Ratios (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Parent Company
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Tier 1 capital (to average assets) actual	$ 135,889	$ 127,618
Tier 1 capital (to average assets) actual (in percent)	0.1010	0.0979
Banking regulation, tier one leverage capital, community bank, actual	$ 121,064	$ 110,748
Banking regulation, tier one leverage capital, community bank leverage ratio (in percent)	0.0900	0.0850
Bank
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Tier 1 capital (to average assets) actual	$ 135,930	$ 125,416
Tier 1 capital (to average assets) actual (in percent)	0.1011	0.0964
Banking regulation, tier one leverage capital, community bank, actual	$ 120,968	$ 110,624
Banking regulation, tier one leverage capital, community bank leverage ratio (in percent)	0.0900	0.0850

Banking Regulation, Tier One Leverage Capital, Community Bank Leverage Ratio

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Banking Regulation, Tier One Leverage Capital, Community Bank Leverage Ratio, Amount

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Amount of Tier 1 leverage capital as defined by regulatory framework.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 505
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)(1)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=117337116&loc=SL5958568-112826

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