OUTSTANDING SHARES AND EARNINGS PER SHARE (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Jan. 26, 2012
OUTSTANDING SHARES AND EARNINGS PER SHARE [Abstract]
Dividend declared as percentage of stock (in hundredths)					1.00%
Basic earnings per share [Abstract]
Net income	$ 1,204	$ 948	$ 3,503	$ 2,509
Preferred stock dividend and accretion	(286)	(607)	(857)	(1,107)
Net income available to common stockholders	918	341	2,646	1,402
Weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	9,201,668	9,161,197	9,198,882	9,156,811
Basic EPS (in dollars per share)	$ 0.10	$ 0.04	$ 0.29	$ 0.15
Diluted earnings per share [Abstract]
Net income	1,204	948	3,503	2,509
Preferred stock dividend and accretion	(286)	(607)	(857)	(1,107)
Net income available to common stockholders	$ 918	$ 341	$ 2,646	$ 1,402
Weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	9,201,668	9,161,197	9,198,882	9,156,811
Effect of diluted options (in shares)	25,321	9	25,249	1,160
Adjusted weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	9,226,989	9,161,206	9,224,131	9,157,971
Diluted EPS (in dollars per share)	$ 0.10	$ 0.04	$ 0.29	$ 0.15
Securities not included in computation of earnings per share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from EPS computation (in shares)		46,781		46,781
Stock options [Member]
Securities not included in computation of earnings per share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from EPS computation (in shares)	349,809	421,665	347,527	428,989
Warrants [Member]
Securities not included in computation of earnings per share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from EPS computation (in shares)		352,977		352,977