Advances From Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) And Other Borrowings (Other Borrowings) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Other Borrowings	$ 8,523,348us-gaap_OtherBorrowings	$ 8,002,739us-gaap_OtherBorrowings
Financial Instruments, Owned and Pledged as Collateral, at Amortized Cost	17,300,000	14,800,000
Financial Instruments, Owned and Pledged as Collateral, at Fair Value	18,000,000	15,400,000
Minimum
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Repurchase agreements, maturity term	1 day
Maximum
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Repurchase agreements, maturity term	3 days
Securities Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate	0.15%
Short-term Debt, Maximum Month-end Outstanding Amount	$ 10,800,000	$ 9,900,000

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Short-term Borrowings, Repurchase Agreements, Maturity Term

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The fair value as of the balance sheet date of financial instruments and other positions owned by the entity and pledged to counterparties as collateral, including: (1) mortgages, mortgage-backed and asset backed securities; (2) US government and agency obligations; (3) state and municipal government obligations; (4) other sovereign government debt; (5) corporate obligations; (6) corporate equities; (7) principal investments; (8) derivative contracts; and (9) physical commodities.

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The carrying amount as of the balance sheet date for the aggregate of other miscellaneous borrowings owed by the reporting entity.

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For the form of debt having an initial term of less than one year or less than the normal operating cycle, if longer, maximum month-end borrowings during the period.

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Weighted average interest rate of short-term debt outstanding.

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