Finward Bancorp Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Fair Value (Details 4) - Fair Value Measurements [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Impaired loans [Member]
Fair Value Asset Measured On Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	$ 2,274	$ 2,282
Foreclosed real estate [Member]
Fair Value Asset Measured On Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	2,621	2,665
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] \| Impaired loans [Member]
Fair Value Asset Measured On Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] \| Foreclosed real estate [Member]
Fair Value Asset Measured On Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Impaired loans [Member]
Fair Value Asset Measured On Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Foreclosed real estate [Member]
Fair Value Asset Measured On Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Impaired loans [Member]
Fair Value Asset Measured On Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	2,274	2,282
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Foreclosed real estate [Member]
Fair Value Asset Measured On Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	$ 2,621	$ 2,665