Stock-Based Compensation (Details Textual) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Percentage Of Stock Options Vested Of Common Stock On First Anniversaries Of Grant Date	30.00%
Percentage Of Stock Options Vested Of Common Stock On Second Anniversaries Of Grant Date	30.00%
Percentage Of Stock Options Vested Of Common Stock On Third Anniversaries Of Grant Date	40.00%
Equity Incentive Compensation Plan 2007 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized	355,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Terms of Award	ten years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant	113,365
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Description	June 2017
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Terms of Award	2.5 years
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	$ 1,064,000
Percentage Of Restricted Stock Vest In Equal Increments On Each Of First Four Anniversaries	25.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period	0	78,850

The percentage of restricted stock vested in equal increments on each of first four anniversaries.

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The percentage of stock options vested of common stock on anniversaries of grant date.

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Percentage of Stock Options Vested of Common stock On Anniversaries Of Grant Date

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The percentage of stock options vested of common stock on anniversaries of grant date.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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General descriptive information regarding an arrangement under which employees and directors receive: (a) awards of equity shares, equity share options, or other equity instruments; or (b) the entity incurs liabilities to them: (1) in amounts based, at least in part, on the price of the entity's shares or other equity instruments; or (2) that require or may require settlement by issuance of the entity's shares. Such an arrangement is usually provided to employees and directors to compensate them, provide performance incentives to them, and to attract or retain their services. May also include pertinent information particular to a plan that is not elsewhere specified in the taxonomy.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Description of pertinent provisions of equity-based compensation awards that have actual or potential impact upon the company's financial statements.

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