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Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Derivative, Weighted Average Pay Rate, Percentage

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Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 12
-Section 13
-Sentence Column B

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Fair values as of the balance sheet date of the net amount of all assets and liabilities resulting from contracts that meet the criteria of being accounted for as derivative instruments.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6945355&loc=d3e41228-113958

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Balance Sheet Category and Fair Values of Derivative Instruments (Cash Flow Hedges)) (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Feb. 05, 2016
Other Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional Amount			$ 2,000,000
Other Liabilities \| Interest Rate Swap due March 17, 2021
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional Amount	$ 25,000,000	$ 25,000,000
Fair Value	$ (106,000)	$ (447,000)
Receive Rate	1.60%	0.993%
Weighted Average Pay Rate	2.255%	2.255%
Other Liabilities \| Interest Rate Swap due March 1, 2017
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional Amount		$ 20,000,000
Fair Value		$ (114,000)
Receive Rate		0.931%
Weighted Average Pay Rate		3.22%
Other Liabilities \| Interest Rate Swap due January 7, 2020
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional Amount	$ 20,000,000	$ 20,000,000
Fair Value	$ (621,000)	$ (1,145,000)
Receive Rate	1.35%	0.868%
Weighted Average Pay Rate	3.355%	3.355%
Other Liabilities \| Interest Rate Swap due March 26, 2019
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional Amount		$ 10,000,000
Fair Value		$ (42,000)
Receive Rate		0.997%
Weighted Average Pay Rate		1.674%
Other Liabilities \| Interest Rate Swap due March 18, 2019
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional Amount		$ 10,000,000
Fair Value		$ (41,000)
Receive Rate		0.993%
Weighted Average Pay Rate		1.658%
Other Liabilities \| Interest Rate Swap due June 15, 2024
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional Amount	$ 20,000,000	$ 20,000,000
Fair Value	$ (177,000)	$ (214,000)
Receive Rate	1.588%	0.00%
Weighted Average Pay Rate	2.39%	2.39%
Other Liabilities \| Interest Rate Swap due March 1, 2024
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional Amount	$ 20,000,000	$ 20,000,000
Fair Value	$ (149,000)	$ (262,000)
Receive Rate	1.481%	0.00%
Weighted Average Pay Rate	2.352%	2.352%
Other Assets
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional Amount	$ 14,045,000	$ 14,549,000
Other Assets \| Interest Rate Swap due March 26, 2019
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional Amount	10,000,000
Fair Value	$ 30,000
Receive Rate	1.329%
Weighted Average Pay Rate	1.674%
Other Assets \| Interest Rate Swap due March 18, 2019
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional Amount	$ 10,000,000
Fair Value	$ 29,000
Receive Rate	1.60%
Weighted Average Pay Rate	1.658%
Other Assets \| Interest Rate Swap due May 10, 2021
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional Amount	$ 33,667,000	37,667,000
Fair Value	$ 759,000	$ 530,000
Receive Rate	3.932%	3.164%
Weighted Average Pay Rate	3.674%	3.674%