Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Minimum [Member]
Allowance for Credit Losses [Abstract]
Threshold period past due for loans to be written off	90 days
Maximum [Member]
Allowance for Credit Losses [Abstract]
Threshold period past due for loans to be written off	120 days
Commercial Loans [Member] \| Commercial Real Estate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Allowance for Credit Losses [Abstract]
Loan amount, percentage of appraised value or purchase price of the property	80.00%
Consumer Loans [Member] \| Auto [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Allowance for Credit Losses [Abstract]
Principal repayment term of loan	3 years
Consumer Loans [Member] \| Auto [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Allowance for Credit Losses [Abstract]
Principal repayment term of loan	6 years
Consumer Loans [Member] \| Installment Loans [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Allowance for Credit Losses [Abstract]
Principal repayment term of loan	1 year
Consumer Loans [Member] \| Installment Loans [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Allowance for Credit Losses [Abstract]
Principal repayment term of loan	15 years
Consumer Loans [Member] \| Home Equity [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Allowance for Credit Losses [Abstract]
Loan amount, percentage of equity in property	85.00%
Term of draw	10 years
Term of amortization	15 years
Residential [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Allowance for Credit Losses [Abstract]
Loan amount, percentage of appraised value or purchase price of the property	85.00%

- Definition

Represents the amortization term of the financing receivable, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

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- Definition

Represents the principal repayment term of the financing receivable, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

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- Definition

Represents the draw term of the financing receivable, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

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- Definition

This element represents the percentage of the appraised value or purchase price of a property for the originated amounts of loans.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

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Period Type:	instant

- Definition

This element represents the percentage of the equity in a property for the originated amounts of loans.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

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- Definition

The threshold period past due for a loan to be written off, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

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- References

No definition available.

+ Details

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- Details

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- Details

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- Details

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- Details

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- Details

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- Details

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- Details

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- Details

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- Details

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