Finward Bancorp Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual)

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 1,611,000us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 0us-gaap_Goodwill
Loans Receivable, Fair Value Disclosure	480,736,000	427,719,000
Amortization of Intangible Assets	9,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
First Federal Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities	39,600,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Marketable Securities	3,800,000
Business Combination, Acquired Receivables, Fair Value	29,100,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	967,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Land	690,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets	37,900,000
Goodwill	1,600,000
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	93,000
Federal Reserve Bank [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash	827,000	656,000
Premises And Equipment [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	26 years
Premises And Equipment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	39 years
Furniture and Equipment [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	2 years
Furniture and Equipment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	10 years
Core Deposits [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	7 years 10 months 24 days
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Method	straight line basis
Core Deposits [Member] \| First Federal Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities	7,200,000
Certificates of Deposit [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	17 months
Amortization of Intangible Assets	126,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Next Twelve Months	150,000
Deposits, Fair Value Disclosure	276,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Method	straight line basis
Certificates of Deposit [Member] \| First Federal Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities	29,800,000
Home Equity Line of Credit [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Loans Receivable, Fair Value Disclosure	1,100,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	55 months
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Method	straight line basis
Home Equity Line of Credit [Member] \| Loans Receivable [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortization of Intangible Assets	318,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Three	206,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Four	$ 171,000