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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans (Additional Information) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
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SB PPP Loans, Total Originations	$ 244,800,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Related Parties, Description	At December 31, 2020 and 2019, outstanding loans to certain officers, directors and their associated companies were less than 5% of the Company's shareholders' equity.	At December 31, 2020 and 2019, outstanding loans to certain officers, directors and their associated companies were less than 5% of the Company's shareholders' equity.
Number of Portfolio Concentration Industries	0
Foregone interest	$ 335,000	$ 420,000	$ 600,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Impaired, Commitment to Lend	$ 0
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Subsequent Default, Number of Contracts \| loan	0	0
Allowance Related to Troubled Debt Restructurings assigned during period	$ 0	$ 15,000	$ 95,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Deferred Income	856,000	3,111,000
Residential real estate
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable in Process of Foreclosure	1,500,000	1,300,000
Loans Receivable [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Performing TDRs	2,800,000	3,000,000.0
Non-Performing TDRs	248,000	$ 636,000
SBA PPP Portfolio Segment
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Number of Months	24
Total Loan Portfolio [Member] \| Loan Concentration Risk [Member] \| Non-Residential Building Operators Industry Sector [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	14.00%
Commercial real estate \| Loan Concentration Risk [Member] \| Non-Residential Building Operators Industry Sector [Member]
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Concentration Risk, Percentage	32.00%
Home Equity Loan
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Financing Receivable, Modifications, Subsequent Default, Number of Contracts			1
Allowance Related to Troubled Debt Restructurings assigned during period			$ 162,000
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Subsequent Default, Recorded Investment			$ 299,000