Loans Receivable (Details Textual) (USD $)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012 Offices	Dec. 31, 2011 Offices
Loans Receivable (Textual) [Abstract]
Non-performing loans, including non-accrual loans and TDRs	$ 15,517,000	$ 13,378,000
Troubled debt restructuring (TDRs)	8,600,000	7,800,000
Allowance for loan losses	$ 6,564,000	$ 6,537,000
Maturity period of impaired loans	90 days
Maturity period of Larger commercial loans	60 days
Number of offices of company	25	25
Description of Loans	Loans are considered nonaccrual upon reaching 90 days delinquency
Historical loss calculation period	3 years
Borrowers sustained repayment period	6 months

Borrowers sustained repayment period.

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Description of loans.

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Financing receivable recorded investment number of days past due.

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Historical loss calculation period.

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Number of branches.

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Number of days past due larger commercial real estate loans and development loans.

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The amount of the outstanding recorded investment related to financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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Recorded investment in financing receivables that are on nonaccrual status as of the balance sheet date.

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Amount of allowance to cover probable credit losses on loans and leases. Includes carryover of or adjustments to the allowance for loan losses in connection with business combinations. Excludes allowance for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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