CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS [Parenthetical] (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2012 Successor Company [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Predecessor Company [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Crescent Financial Bancshares [Member] Successor Company [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Crescent Financial Bancshares [Member] Predecessor Company [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Legacy VantageSouth [Member] Successor Company [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Legacy VantageSouth [Member] Predecessor Company [Member]
Preferred stock, shares authorized			5,000,000	5,000,000	0	2,500,000
Preferred stock, shares issued			24,900	24,900	0	83,052
Preferred stock, shares outstanding			24,900	24,900	0	83,052
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized	75,000,000	75,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	35,754,247	35,566,535
Common stock, shares outstanding	35,754,247	35,566,535