Securities - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) Security	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Carrying value of securities \| $	$ 115,976	$ 117,646
State and municipal
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Number of available-for-sale securities	1
Percentage of amortized cost (less than)	1.00%
Corporate bonds
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Number of available-for-sale securities	1
Percentage of amortized cost (less than)	2.00%
Stock in other banks
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Number of available-for-sale securities	1
Percentage of amortized cost (less than)	18.00%
Mortgage-backed securities, residential
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Number of held-to-maturity residential mortgage-backed securities	1
Percentage of amortized cost (less than)	1.00%

Available-for-sale Securities with Gross Unrealized Losses Individually as Percentage of Amortized Cost

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Held-to-maturity, Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Securities

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Held-to-maturity Securities with Gross Unrealized Losses Individually as Percentage of Amortized Cost

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The fair value of available-for-sale securities that serve as collateral for borrowings.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66008989&loc=d3e5086-111524

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Number of investment positions in available-for-sale investments that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for greater than or equal to a year for which an other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) has not been recognized in the income statement.

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