Junior Subordinated Debentures Owed to Unconsolidated Subsidiary Trust (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Junior Subordinated Debenture Owed to Unconsolidated Subsidiary Trust [Abstract]

Schedule of Subordinated Borrowing [Table Text Block]

A summary of all junior subordinated debentures issued by the Company to affiliates follows. These amounts represent the par value of the obligations owed to these affiliates, including the Company’s equity interest in the trusts. Junior subordinated debentures owed to the following affiliates were as follows:

	December 31,
	2018		2017
	(In Thousands)
First Defiance Statutory Trust I due December 2035	$	20,619	$	20,619
First Defiance Statutory Trust II due June 2037		15,464		15,464
Total junior subordinated debentures owed to unconsolidated subsidiary Trusts	$	36,083	$	36,083