Loans (Schedule of Recorded Investment and Unpaid Principal for Impaired Loans) (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Non Accrual	$ 245
Recorded Investment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Fair value of impaired loan	245
Upaid Principal Balance [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Fair value of impaired loan	245
Related Allowance for Loan Losses [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Fair value of impaired loan
Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Non Accrual
Commercial and Industrial [Member] \| Recorded Investment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Non Accrual
Commercial and Industrial [Member] \| Upaid Principal Balance [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Non Accrual
Commercial and Industrial [Member] \| Related Allowance for Loan Losses [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Non Accrual
Real Estate Commercial Mortgage [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Non Accrual	245
Real Estate Commercial Mortgage [Member] \| Recorded Investment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Non Accrual	245
Real Estate Commercial Mortgage [Member] \| Upaid Principal Balance [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Non Accrual	245
Real Estate Commercial Mortgage [Member] \| Related Allowance for Loan Losses [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Non Accrual
Real Estate Church Related Mortgage [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Non Accrual
Real Estate Church Related Mortgage [Member] \| Recorded Investment [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Non Accrual
Real Estate Church Related Mortgage [Member] \| Upaid Principal Balance [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Non Accrual
Real Estate Church Related Mortgage [Member] \| Related Allowance for Loan Losses [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Non Accrual

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Recorded investment in financing receivables that are on nonaccrual status as of the balance sheet date.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 7
-Subparagraph (a)
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Amount of investment of impaired financing receivables with related allowance for credit losses and without a related allowance for credit losses.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 14A
-Subparagraph (b)
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