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Amount of noncash expense included in interest expense to allocate debt discount and premium, and the costs to issue debt and obtain financing over the related debt instruments. Alternate captions include noncash interest expense.

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The aggregate of all deposit liabilities held by the entity, including foreign and domestic, interest and noninterest bearing; may include demand deposits, saving deposits, Negotiable Order of Withdrawal (NOW) and time deposits among others.

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Unamortized Loss on Reacquired Debt is the loss incurred upon reacquisition or refinancing of debt, is treated as a deferred charge and amortized over the life of the new debt issued.

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Deferred Financing Costs, Net (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	7 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Deferred Financing Costs, Net (Details) (USD $)	Jan. 21, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Jan. 10, 2014
Deferred Financing Costs, Net [Textual]
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Legal fees	500,000us-gaap_LegalFees
Consideration received on transaction	100,000
Amortization expense		0	32,000
Unamortized deferred financing			$ 83,000