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Acquisitions and Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation Acquisitions and Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 07, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 109,567,000	$ 76,196,000	$ 76,196,000
Merger related costs	13,257,000	0	0
Legal and professional fees	1,847,000	$ 1,956,000	$ 1,882,000
Write-downs included in other non-interest expense	$ 492,000
Farmers Deposit Bancorp, Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired				100.00%
Goodwill				$ 4,738,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles				3,334,000
Premium on Time Deposits				$ 100,000
Business Acquisition, Name of Acquired Entity	Farmers Deposit Bancorp, Inc.
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	$ 24,900,000.00
Business Acquisition, Share Price				$ 1,174.14
Poage Bankshares, Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired				100.00%
Goodwill				$ 28,633,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles				8,054,000
Premium on Time Deposits				1,700,000
Business Acquisition, Name of Acquired Entity	Poage Bankshares, Inc.
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	$ 16,000
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares	1.1
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Value Assigned				$ 82,600,000
Business Acquisition, Share Price				$ 24.22
Poage and Farmers [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill				$ 33,371,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles				11,388,000
Merger related costs	$ 13,257,000
Severance Costs	$ 3,200,000
Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Amortizable Intangible Assets Time Period	10 years
Premium on Time Deposits Amortization Period	5 years
Legal and professional fees	$ 3,700,000
Information Technology and Data Processing	5,200,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	$ 24,916,000
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Value Assigned				$ 82,600,000