Refers to the amount of valuation allowance associated with junior subordinated debenture.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, the carrying value of junior subordinated long-term debt owed to unconsolidated subsidiary trusts as of the balance sheet date. Such debt places a lender in a lien position behind debt having a higher priority of repayment in liquidation of the entity's assets and was initially scheduled to be repaid after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle if longer.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878

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Junior Subordinated Debt - Outstanding Payables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Jul. 01, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount	$ 20,619
MidCarolina Trust I
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Valuation allowance associated with junior subordinated debenture	1,634		$ 1,197
MidCarolina Trust II
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Valuation allowance associated with junior subordinated debenture		$ 1,659	$ 1,021
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount	27,749	27,724
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities \| AMNB Trust I
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount	20,619	20,619
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities \| MidCarolina Trust I
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount	4,279	4,265
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities \| MidCarolina Trust II
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount	$ 2,851	$ 2,840
LIBOR \| Junior Subordinated Debt Securities \| AMNB Trust I
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.35%
LIBOR \| Junior Subordinated Debt Securities \| MidCarolina Trust I
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis Spread on Variable Rate	3.45%
LIBOR \| Junior Subordinated Debt Securities \| MidCarolina Trust II
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.95%