Loans Receivable, Net (Summary of loans restructured as Troubled Debt Restructurings) (Details)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) loan
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Subsequent Default During Reporting Period, Number of Contracts \| loan	3	2
Financing Receivable Restructured, Number of Contracts \| loan	0	6
Financing Receivable, Pre Modification Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 909,163
Financing Receivable, Post Modification Recorded Investment	0	909,163
Impaired Financing Receivables, Loans Defaulted during year to date period	$ 637,000	$ 555,000
Commercial Real Estate 1 [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Financing Receivable Restructured, Number of Contracts \| loan	0	5
Financing Receivable, Pre Modification Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 872,703
Financing Receivable, Post Modification Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 872,703

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The amount of the outstanding recorded investment related to financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings after the financing receivable has been modified.

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The amount of the outstanding recorded investment related to financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings before the financing receivable has been modified.

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The number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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Impaired Financing Receivables, Loans Defaulted during year to date period

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