Document and Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 06, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Document Documentand Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORP /MD/
Entity Central Index Key	0000855874
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	tcfc
Entity Public Float			$ 84.9
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding		4,640,974
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016