Investment Securities (Details Textuals) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Investment Securities (Textuals) [Abstract]
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock	$ 110,000,000		$ 96,000,000
Federal Reserve Bank Stock	71,000,000		71,000,000
FHLB stock	(28,399,000)
Sale of FHLB stock	$ 14,399,000	$ 15,314,000

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Amount of cash outflow to acquire Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock.

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Amount of cash inflow from sale of Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock.

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Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock represents an equity interest in a FHLB. It does not have a readily determinable fair value because its ownership is restricted and it lacks a market (liquidity).

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 325

-Section 45

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6478792&loc=d3e63345-112809

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher AICPA

-Name Audit and Accounting Guide (AAG)

-Number AAG-DEP

-Paragraph 26

-IssueDate 2006-05-01

-Chapter 12

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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Federal Reserve Bank stock represents an equity interest in the Federal Reserve Bank. It does not have a readily determinable fair value because its ownership is restricted and it lacks a market (liquidity).

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

-Publisher AICPA

-Name Audit and Accounting Guide (AAG)

-Number AAG-DEP

-Paragraph 26

-IssueDate 2006-05-01

-Chapter 12

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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