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| **Borrowed Funds [Abstract]**                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Range of Interest Rates and Maturity Dates of Borrowed Funds | Borrowed funds at December 31, 2013 and 2012 have the following range of interest rates and maturity dates:As of December 31, 2013  Federal Home Loan Bank Advances  20140.28%-3.20%$54,500,00020152.03%-2.98%40,000,00020162.36%-2.44%30,000,00020170.99%-3.69%30,000,00020182.25%-3.25%30,000,0002019 and thereafter0.00%148,000  184,648,000Repurchase agreements  Municipal and commercial customers0.20%-1.89%94,477,000  $279,125,000As of December 31, 2012  Federal Home Loan Bank Advances  20130.16%-0.31%$41,245,00020142.73%-3.20%10,000,00020152.03%-2.98%40,000,00020162.36%-2.44%30,000,00020170.99%-3.69%30,000,0002018 and thereafter0.00%-3.25%30,156,000  181,401,000Repurchase agreements  Municipal and commercial customers0.20%-1.89%101,504,000  $282,905,000 |

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| - Definition
Tabular disclosure of the combined aggregate amount of maturities and range of interest rates of advances for each of the five years and thereafter following the date of the latest balance sheet date presented.
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