Loans Receivable, Net (Details Textual) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure
Net deferred fees, costs, premiums, and discounts included in loans receivable	$ 10,870,000		$ 1,379,000
Troubled Debt Restructurings
Percentage of Troubled Debt Restructurings Resulting from Extensions of Maturity Date	59.00%	56.00%
TDR With Pre Modification Loan Balance for Which Oreo Was Received	$ 14,695,000	$ 30,261,000
Commercial Real Estate
Troubled Debt Restructurings
Percentage of Troubled Debt Restructurings Resulting from Extensions of Maturity Date	63.00%	44.00%
Percentage of Troubled Debt Restructurings Resulting of Combination of Interest Rate Reduction Extension of Maturity Date or Reduction in Face Amount	25.00%	24.00%

Percentage of TDRs resulting from extensions of maturity date.

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Percentage of TDRs resulting of a combination of interest rate reduction, extension of maturity date, or reduction in face amount.

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TDR with pre modification loan balance, for which OREO was received.

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Amount of deferred fees paid by borrowers and unamortized costs incurred to originate loans and leases, unamortized loan commitments and loan syndication fees, and premiums over or discounts from face amounts of loans that are being amortized into income as an adjustment to yield. Excludes amounts for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 20

-Section 45

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6378536&loc=d3e10092-111533

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