Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances [Line Items]
Carrying Value of Federal Funds Purchased, Securities Sold under Agreements to Repurchase, and Deposits Received for Securities Loaned	$ 0	$ 61,000
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances [Member] \| Period One [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances [Line Items]
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount	0	0
Collateral Pledged [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Restricted	$ 1,500,000	$ 2,000,000

Carrying value of federal funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase agreements and deposits received for securities loaned.

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