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Amount of non-accretable difference on purchased credit-impaired loans. Non-accretable difference is the difference between contractually required payments at the acquisition date and cash flows expected to be collected from purchased credit-impaired loans.

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Amount of direct costs of the business combination including legal, accounting, and other costs incurred to consummate the business acquisition.

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Number of shares of equity interests issued or issuable to acquire entity.

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Amount of investment of impaired financing receivables with related allowance for credit losses and without a related allowance for credit losses.

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Acquisition of Luzerne National Bank Corporation (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified			0 Months Ended	16 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 01, 2013 Luzerne National Bank Corporation office	Sep. 30, 2014 Luzerne National Bank Corporation	Jun. 01, 2013 Luzerne National Bank Corporation
Acquisition of Luzerne National Bank Corporation
Number of branch offices acquired			8
Number of loan production offices acquired			1
Purchase Price Consideration - Cash for Common Stock
Total Purchase Price					$ 42,612
Purchase Price Consideration in Common Stock
Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc. shares issued			978,977
Percentage of the total shares outstanding, issued				20.35%
Purchased credit-impaired loans	14,741	11,028			1,211
Non-accretable difference on purchased credit-impaired loans					842
Loan portfolio without evidence of deterioration	881,477	808,200			249,789
Loan portfolio without evidence of deterioration at fair value					$ 249,500