Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Nov. 01, 2018
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 Common Stock Shares Outstanding		5,577,666
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018