Loans And Allowance For Loan Losses (Schedule Of Allowance For Loan Losses By Portfolio Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	$ 9,478	$ 8,722	$ 8,969	$ 8,475
Charged off	(789)	(441)	(958)	(669)
Recoveries	10	42	193	60
Provision	400	428	895	885
Ending Balance	9,099	8,751	9,099	8,751
Amount for loans individually evaluated for impairment	676		676
Amount for loans collectively evaluated for impairment	8,423		8,423
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	6,076		6,076
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	977,045		977,045
Commercial Real Estate Mortgages [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	4,500	4,735	4,468	4,825
Charged off	(181)	(165)	(206)	(165)
Recoveries	5		39	6
Provision	(35)	317	(12)	221
Ending Balance	4,289	4,887	4,289	4,887
Amount for loans individually evaluated for impairment	419		419
Amount for loans collectively evaluated for impairment	3,870		3,870
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	2,992		2,992
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	351,137		351,137
Commercial And Industrial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	1,074	1,654	929	1,266
Charged off	(213)	(88)	(288)	(99)
Recoveries	1	10	2	12
Provision	285	(3)	504	394
Ending Balance	1,147	1,573	1,147	1,573
Amount for loans individually evaluated for impairment	169		169
Amount for loans collectively evaluated for impairment	978		978
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	469		469
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	87,733		87,733
Commercial Construction And Land Development [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	107	231	145	314
Provision	38	23		(60)
Ending Balance	145	254	145	254
Amount for loans collectively evaluated for impairment	145		145
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	1,260		1,260
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	33,160		33,160
Agriculture And Other Loans To Farmers [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	334	350	277	335
Charged off			(18)	(14)
Recoveries		15	12	15
Provision	38	6	101	35
Ending Balance	372	371	372	371
Amount for loans individually evaluated for impairment	47		47
Amount for loans collectively evaluated for impairment	325		325
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	166		166
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	33,368		33,368
Residential Real Estate Mortgages [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	2,875	1,128	2,714	1,166
Charged off	(70)	(125)	(70)	(293)
Recoveries		11	129	12
Provision	(320)	135	(288)	264
Ending Balance	2,485	1,149	2,485	1,149
Amount for loans individually evaluated for impairment	40		40
Amount for loans collectively evaluated for impairment	2,445		2,445
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	1,180		1,180
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	392,575		392,575
Consumer Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	145	206	94	137
Charged off	(14)	(63)	(25)	(80)
Recoveries	4	6	11	15
Provision	(25)	(46)	30	31
Ending Balance	110	103	110	103
Amount for loans collectively evaluated for impairment	110		110
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	9		9
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	11,132		11,132
Home Equity Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	367	239	271	264
Charged off	(311)		(351)	(18)
Provision	416	2	552	(5)
Ending Balance	472	241	472	241
Amount for loans individually evaluated for impairment	1		1
Amount for loans collectively evaluated for impairment	471		471
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	51,794		51,794
Tax Exempt [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	76	179	71	168
Provision	3	(6)	8	5
Ending Balance	79	$ 173	79	$ 173
Amount for loans collectively evaluated for impairment	79		79
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	$ 16,146		$ 16,146

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