Other Real Estate Owned (Changes In OREO Balance) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Other Real Estate Owned [Abstract]
Balance at the beginning of the year (net)	$ 1,451us-gaap_OtherRealEstate	$ 2,112us-gaap_OtherRealEstate
Transfers from Loans	473us-gaap_OtherRealEstateAdditions	860us-gaap_OtherRealEstateAdditions
Write-downs to OREO expense	(167)	(368)
Sales	(780)botj_SaleOfOtherRealEstateOwned	(1,140)botj_SaleOfOtherRealEstateOwned
(Loss) on disposition	(21)us-gaap_OtherRealEstateDisposals	(13)us-gaap_OtherRealEstateDisposals
Balance at the end of the year (net)	$ 956us-gaap_OtherRealEstate	$ 1,451us-gaap_OtherRealEstate

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Sale Of Other Real Estate Owned

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Carrying amount of other real estate not separately disclosed, including, but not limited to, real estate investments, real estate loans that qualify as investments in real estate, and premises that are no longer used in operations may also be included in real estate owned. This does not include real estate assets taken in settlement of troubled loans through surrender or foreclosure.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.10(4))

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