Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 27, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	FIRST NATIONAL COMMUNITY BANCORP INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001035976
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 37,859,031
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		16,457,169
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY