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

Loans Receivable (Details 5) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables on nonaccrual status	$ 4,652	$ 4,599
Residential Real Estate Including Home Equity [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables on nonaccrual status	3,960	2,443
Consumer Loan [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables on nonaccrual status	0	0
Commercial Real Estate, Construction & Land Development, and Other Dwellings [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables on nonaccrual status	576	1,815
Commercial Participations Purchased [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables on nonaccrual status	94	103
Commercial business [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables on nonaccrual status	22	238
Government loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables on nonaccrual status	$ 0	$ 0