Loans (Details 1) - National Bancshares Corporation - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Financing Receivable Impaired [Line Items]
Total outstanding balance	$ 2,243	$ 2,338
Carrying amount, net of allowance	1,790	1,864
Commercial real estate, Owner occupied \| Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable Impaired [Line Items]
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	662	689
Commercial real estate, Non-owner occupied \| Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable Impaired [Line Items]
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	410	436
Commercial, Commercial and industrial \| Commercial
Financing Receivable Impaired [Line Items]
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	$ 1,171	$ 1,213

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
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