Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Components of income tax expense (benefit) [Abstract]
Federal - current	$ 237,000	$ 0	$ 509,000	$ 0
State - current	429,000	11,000	969,000	33,000
Total current	666,000	11,000	1,478,000	33,000
Federal - deferred	(291,000)	(182,000)	(742,000)	(517,000)
Change in valuation allowance	291,000	182,000	742,000	517,000
Total deferred	0	0	0	0
Income tax expense (benefit)	666,000	11,000	1,478,000	33,000
Components of pretax income (loss) and difference between income taxes [Abstract]
Income (loss) before income taxes	(832,000)	(520,000)	(2,120,000)	(1,476,000)
Tax expense (benefit) [Abstract]
Tax at statutory federal rate	(291,000)	(182,000)	(742,000)	(517,000)
State income taxes	64,000	11,000	192,000	33,000
Federal interest	237,000	0	509,000	0
State interest	365,000	0	777,000	0
Permanent items	0	0	0	0
Accounting loss benefit not recognized	0	0	0	0
Change in valuation allowance	291,000	182,000	742,000	517,000
Income tax expense (benefit)	666,000	11,000	1,478,000	33,000
Reconciliation of federal statutory rate to effective income tax rate [Abstract]
Tax at statutory federal rate (in hundredths)	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
State income taxes (in hundredths)	(7.70%)	(2.10%)	(9.00%)	(2.10%)
Federal interest (in hundredths)	(28.40%)	0.00%	(24.00%)	0.00%
State interest (in hundredths)	(43.90%)	0.00%	(36.70%)	0.00%
Permanent differences, tax credits and other adjustments (in hundredths)	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Accounting loss benefit not recognized (in hundredths)	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Change in valuation allowance (in hundredths)	(35.00%)	(35.00%)	(35.00%)	(35.00%)
Effective income tax rate (in hundredths)	(80.00%)	(2.10%)	(69.70%)	(2.20%)
Uncertain tax position reserve	35,443,000		35,443,000		34,157,000
Interest expense related to uncertain tax positions [Abstract]
Federal	237,000	0	509,000	0
State jurisdictions	365,000	0	777,000	0
Interest expense - taxes	602,000	0	1,286,000	0
Estimated remaining initial tax basis related to Company's investment in Carteret/Carteret FSB	152,000,000		152,000,000
NOL carryforward deductions utilized to reduce current federal taxable income					25,000,000
Amount paid related to federal income taxes attributable to Alternative Minimum Tax					500,729
Uncertain tax position reserve pertaining to federal	18,900,000		18,900,000		18,400,000
Indemnification asset for federal tax gross-up as it relates to tax reserve	18,400,000		18,400,000
Operating Loss Carryforwards					24,100,000
AMT Credits					21,000,000
Connecticut net operating loss carryforward deductions remaining available for future use					1,900,000
Federal Income Tax Liability Relating To FDIC Tax Returns For Carteret FSB	32,000,000		32,000,000
Income Tax Liability Including Interest And Penalty Relating To FDIC Previously Filed Federal Income Tax Returns For Carteret FSB	$ 139,000,000		$ 139,000,000