2.4.0.80007 - Disclosure - Basis of Presentationtruefalsefalse1false falsefalseFrom2013-01-01to2013-06-30http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000315849duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1SGB_BasisOfPresentationAbstractSGB_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Basis Of Presentation2false 2us-gaap_BusinessDescriptionAndBasisOfPresentationTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00<p style="margin: 0pt"></p> <p style="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><b><u>Basis of Presentation</u></b></p> <p style="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&#160;</p> <p style="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Southwest Georgia Financial Corporation (the &#147;Corporation&#148;), a bank-holding company organized under the laws of Georgia, provides deposit, lending, and other financial services to businesses and individuals primarily in the Southwest region of Georgia. The Corporation and its subsidiaries are subject to regulation by certain federal and state agencies.</p> <p style="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&#160;</p> <p style="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and therefore do not include all information and footnotes necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations, and changes in financial position in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. The interim financial statements furnished reflect all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. The interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Corporation&#146;s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10K.</p>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for the business description and basis of presentation concepts. Business description describes the nature and type of organization including but not limited to organizational structure as may be applicable to holding companies, parent and subsidiary relationships, business divisions, business units, business segments, affiliates and information about significant ownership of the reporting entity. Basis of presentation describes the underlying basis used to prepare the financial statements (for example, US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Other Comprehensive Basis of Accounting, IFRS).No definition available.false0Basis of PresentationfalseBasis of PresentationUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://sgfc.com/role/BasisOfPresentation12