Parent Company Financial Information - Condensed Statements of Income (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest income		$ 9,188,000	$ 9,663,000	$ 9,933,000	$ 9,655,000	$ 9,732,000	$ 10,059,000	$ 9,836,000	$ 9,614,000	$ 38,439,000	$ 39,241,000	$ 38,608,000
Net gain on extinguishment of debt	2,210									0	0	2,210,000
Expenses
Interest expense		1,732,000	1,843,000	1,912,000	2,022,000	2,274,000	2,477,000	2,636,000	2,721,000	7,509,000	10,108,000	12,764,000
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in undistributed net income of subsidiary										8,041,000	6,159,000	6,591,000
Income tax expense (benefit)		491,000	538,000	324,000	581,000	329,000	500,000	61,000	266,000	1,934,000	1,156,000	1,226,000
Net income		1,639,000	1,525,000	1,438,000	1,505,000	1,489,000	1,672,000	712,000	1,130,000	6,107,000	5,003,000	5,365,000
Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest income										0	160,000	267,000
Cash dividend from The Lorain National Bank										7,650,000	0	1,000,000
Other income										21,000	21,000	25,000
Net gain on extinguishment of debt										0	0	2,210,000
Total Income										7,671,000	181,000	3,502,000
Expenses
Interest expense										699,000	687,000	778,000
Other expenses										752,000	357,000	181,000
Total Expense										1,451,000	1,044,000	959,000
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in undistributed net income of subsidiary										6,220,000	(863,000)	2,543,000
Income tax expense (benefit)										(486,000)	(304,000)	520,000
Equity in undistributed net income (loss) of subsidiary										(599,000)	5,562,000	3,342,000
Net income										$ 6,107,000	$ 5,003,000	$ 5,365,000