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Number of bank branch locations.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Nature of Operations (Details)		3 Months Ended	8 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Aug. 13, 2019 location	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) subsidiary	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) subsidiary	Nov. 06, 2019 $ / shares
Nature of Operations
Land and buildings reclassified from corporate premises, net into other real estate owned		$ 835,000		$ 835,000
Peoples Bankshares, Incorporated (Peoples)
Nature of Operations
Number of shares issued or issuable for each common stock (in shares) \| shares			0.5366
Cash consideration (in dollars per share)			$ 27.00
Aggregate stock and cash consideration			$ 21,320,000
Closing price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares					$ 51.20
C&F Bank
Nature of Operations
Number of wholly owned subsidiaries \| subsidiary		5		5
C&F Mortgage \| C&F Select LLC
Nature of Operations
Interest owned (as a percent)		51.00%		51.00%
Peoples Bankshares, Incorporated (Peoples)
Nature of Operations
Number of Bank Branch Locations \| location	5