Other Income and Expenses - Other Income (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]
Other service charges, commissions and fees	$ 84us-gaap_FeesAndCommissionsOther	$ 74us-gaap_FeesAndCommissionsOther	$ 83us-gaap_FeesAndCommissionsOther
Rentals	435pfbx_RentalIncome	433pfbx_RentalIncome	442pfbx_RentalIncome
Other	113us-gaap_NoninterestIncomeOther	100us-gaap_NoninterestIncomeOther	142us-gaap_NoninterestIncomeOther
Totals	$ 632us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncome	$ 607us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncome	$ 667us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncome

Rental income.

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- Definition

Fee and commission revenue earned from sources not otherwise specified in the existing taxonomy.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 225

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-04.13)

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Paragraph 13

-Article 9

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- Definition

Represents the total of noninterest income derived from certain activities and assets including (for example): (1) venture capital investments; (2) bank owned life insurance; (3) foreign currency transactions; and (4) mortgage servicing rights.

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- Definition

The aggregate amount of other income amounts, the components of which are not separately disclosed on the income statement, resulting from ancillary business-related activities (that is, excluding major activities considered part of the normal operations of the business) also known as other nonoperating income recognized for the period. Such amounts may include: (a) dividends, (b) interest on securities, (c) profits on securities (net of losses), and (d) miscellaneous other income items.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.7)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 7

-Article 5

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