Investments (Available-for-Sale Securities) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 86,444	$ 81,494
Gross Unrealized Gains	6,288	4,902
Gross Unrealized Losses	851	2,588
Fair Value	91,881us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities	83,808us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	37,299	35,831
Gross Unrealized Gains	1,773	1,698
Gross Unrealized Losses	405	713
Fair Value	38,667	36,816
Trust Preferred Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost		538
Gross Unrealized Gains		33
Gross Unrealized Losses		0
Fair Value		571
Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by US Government Sponsored Enterprises [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	12,691	7,622
Gross Unrealized Gains	214	75
Gross Unrealized Losses	153	557
Fair Value	12,752	7,140
Private Label Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	1,261	2,152
Gross Unrealized Gains	38	38
Gross Unrealized Losses	3	4
Fair Value	1,296	2,186
US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	14,919	16,412
Gross Unrealized Gains	993	524
Gross Unrealized Losses	13	195
Fair Value	15,899	16,741
US Treasury Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	17,854	16,519
Gross Unrealized Gains	525	169
Gross Unrealized Losses	107	708
Fair Value	18,272	15,980
Available-for-sale Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	84,024	79,074
Gross Unrealized Gains	3,543	2,537
Gross Unrealized Losses	681	2,177
Fair Value	86,886	79,434
Equity Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	2,420	2,420
Gross Unrealized Gains	2,745	2,365
Gross Unrealized Losses	170	411
Fair Value	$ 4,995	$ 4,374

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Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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