CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Assets
Premises and equipment, net	$ 17,351	$ 16,841
Deferred tax asset, net	36,659	33,935
Deposits:
Time	351,800
Stockholders’ Equity
Accumulated other comprehensive income	1,818	280
Successor Company [Member]
Assets
Cash and due from banks	15,735
Interest-earning deposits with banks	7,978
Federal funds sold	26,750
Investment securities available for sale	136,311
Investment securities held to maturity	180
Loans held for sale	16,439
Loans	763,416
Allowance for loan losses	(3,998)
Net loans	759,418
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost	2,307
Premises and equipment, net	17,351
Bank-owned life insurance	19,976
Foreclosed assets	5,837
Deferred tax asset, net	36,659
Goodwill	26,254
Other intangible assets, net	2,376
Accrued interest receivable and other assets	11,654
Total assets	1,085,225
Deposits:
Non-interest demand	71,613
Interest-bearing demand	188,843
Money market and savings	260,966
Time	351,800
Total deposits	873,222
Short-term borrowings	7,500
Long-term debt	19,864
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities	10,698
Total liabilities	911,284
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 35,754,247 and 35,566,535 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2012 and 2011	36
Common stock warrant	1,325
Additional paid-in capital	147,510
Accumulated deficit	(1,405)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	1,818
Total stockholders' equity	173,941
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity	1,085,225
Predecessor Company [Member]
Assets
Cash and due from banks		13,229
Interest-earning deposits with banks		8,583
Federal funds sold		24,660
Investment securities available for sale		169,583
Investment securities held to maturity		421
Loans held for sale		4,214
Loans		736,089
Allowance for loan losses		(2,131)
Net loans		733,958
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost		9,899
Premises and equipment, net		16,841
Bank-owned life insurance		19,261
Foreclosed assets		11,066
Deferred tax asset, net		33,935
Goodwill		26,254
Other intangible assets, net		2,452
Accrued interest receivable and other assets		13,265
Total assets		1,087,621
Deposits:
Non-interest demand		113,321
Interest-bearing demand		175,840
Money market and savings		189,468
Time		407,615
Total deposits		886,244
Short-term borrowings		0
Long-term debt		24,216
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities		7,652
Total liabilities		918,112
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 35,754,247 and 35,566,535 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2012 and 2011		36
Common stock warrant		1,325
Additional paid-in capital		152,514
Accumulated deficit		(9,089)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		280
Total stockholders' equity	173,941	169,509
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity		1,087,621
Crescent Financial Bancshares [Member] | Successor Company [Member]
Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred stock - Crescent Financial, no par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, 24,900 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2012 and 2011; Legacy VantageSouth, $.01 par value, 2,500,000 shares authorized, 83,052 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2011	24,657
Crescent Financial Bancshares [Member] | Predecessor Company [Member]
Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred stock - Crescent Financial, no par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, 24,900 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2012 and 2011; Legacy VantageSouth, $.01 par value, 2,500,000 shares authorized, 83,052 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2011		24,442
Legacy VantageSouth [Member] | Successor Company [Member]
Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred stock - Crescent Financial, no par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, 24,900 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2012 and 2011; Legacy VantageSouth, $.01 par value, 2,500,000 shares authorized, 83,052 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2011	0
Legacy VantageSouth [Member] | Predecessor Company [Member]
Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred stock - Crescent Financial, no par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, 24,900 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2012 and 2011; Legacy VantageSouth, $.01 par value, 2,500,000 shares authorized, 83,052 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2011		$ 1