Risk-Based Capital (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets) To be well capitalized under the FDICIA prompt corrective action provisions ratio		5.00%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) For capital adequacy purposes ratio		4.50%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) To be well capitalized under the FDICIA prompt corrective action provisions ratio		10.00%
Tier 1 capital (to average assets) To be well capitalized under the FDICIA prompt corrective action provisions ratio		8.00%
Howard Bank [Member]
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets) Actual amount	$ 74,516		$ 61,393
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets) Actual ratio	11.68%		10.69%
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets) For capital adequacy purposes amount	$ 51,045		$ 45,932
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets) For capital adequacy purposes ratio	8.00%		8.00%
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets) To be well capitalized under the FDICIA prompt corrective action provisions amount	$ 63,806		$ 57,415
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets) To be well capitalized under the FDICIA prompt corrective action provisions ratio	10.00%		10.00%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) Actual amount	$ 70,317		$ 57,791
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) Actual ratio	11.02%		10.07%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) For capital adequacy purposes amount	$ 38,284		$ 22,966
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) For capital adequacy purposes ratio	6.00%		4.00%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) To be well capitalized under the FDICIA prompt corrective action provisions amount	$ 51,045		$ 34,449
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) To be well capitalized under the FDICIA prompt corrective action provisions ratio	8.00%		6.00%
Tier 1 capital (to average assets) Actual amount	$ 70,317		$ 57,791
Tier 1 capital (to average assets) Actual ratio	9.95%		8.54%
Tier 1 capital (to average assets) For capital adequacy purposes amount	$ 28,265		$ 27,073
Tier 1 capital (to average assets) For capital adequacy purposes ratio	4.00%		4.00%
Tier 1 capital (to average assets) To be well capitalized under the FDICIA prompt corrective action provisions amount	$ 35,332		$ 33,842
Tier 1 capital (to average assets) To be well capitalized under the FDICIA prompt corrective action provisions ratio	5.00%		5.00%
Howard Bank [Member] | Equity [Member]
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) Actual amount	$ 70,317
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) Actual ratio	11.02%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) For capital adequacy purposes amount	$ 28,713
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) For capital adequacy purposes ratio	4.50%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) To be well capitalized under the FDICIA prompt corrective action provisions amount	$ 41,474
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) To be well capitalized under the FDICIA prompt corrective action provisions ratio	6.50%
Howard Bancorp [Member]
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets) Actual amount	$ 88,284		$ 61,811
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets) Actual ratio	13.82%		10.73%
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets) For capital adequacy purposes amount	$ 51,111		$ 46,067
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets) For capital adequacy purposes ratio	8.00%		8.00%
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets) To be well capitalized under the FDICIA prompt corrective action provisions amount	$ 0		$ 0
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) Actual amount	$ 84,085		$ 58,208
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) Actual ratio	13.16%		10.11%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) For capital adequacy purposes amount	$ 38,333		$ 23,033
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) For capital adequacy purposes ratio	6.00%		4.00%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) To be well capitalized under the FDICIA prompt corrective action provisions amount	$ 0		$ 0
Tier 1 capital (to average assets) Actual amount	$ 84,085		$ 58,208
Tier 1 capital (to average assets) Actual ratio	11.90%		8.60%
Tier 1 capital (to average assets) For capital adequacy purposes amount	$ 28,270		$ 27,072
Tier 1 capital (to average assets) For capital adequacy purposes ratio	4.00%		4.00%
Tier 1 capital (to average assets) To be well capitalized under the FDICIA prompt corrective action provisions amount	$ 0		$ 0
Howard Bancorp [Member] | Equity [Member]
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) Actual amount	$ 84,085
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) Actual ratio	13.16%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) For capital adequacy purposes amount	$ 28,750
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) For capital adequacy purposes ratio	4.50%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets) To be well capitalized under the FDICIA prompt corrective action provisions amount	$ 0