Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Interest and dividend income:
Loans receivable, including fees	$ 7,889	$ 7,972	$ 15,713	$ 16,045
Taxable securities available for sale	6,575	6,379	13,132	13,067
Tax free securities available for sale	1,625	1,647	3,278	3,304
FHLB Stock	203	10	336	18
Deposits with banks and federal funds sold	30		35	1
Total interest and dividend income	16,322	16,008	32,494	32,435
Interest expense:
Deposits	1,710	1,881	3,408	3,843
Borrowed funds	2,294	3,094	4,812	6,747
Junior subordinated notes and guaranteed preferred beneficial interest in subordinated debt	520	518	1,035	1,079
Total interest expense	4,524	5,493	9,255	11,669
Net interest income	11,798	10,515	23,239	20,766
Provision for loan losses	150	75	60	225
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	11,648	10,440	23,179	20,541
Noninterest income:
Fees and service charges	905	813	1,818	1,538
Increase of cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance	146	145	276	300
Net realized gain on securities available for sale		198	288	467
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses			(193)
Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income before taxes
Net impairment losses on investment securities			(193)
Net realized gain (loss) on derivatives	(292)	202	(440)	217
Income from real estate held for investment	977	384	1,145	961
Other	150	154	271	326
Total noninterest income	1,886	1,896	3,165	3,809
Noninterest expense:
Compensation and employee benefits	4,698	4,451	9,342	8,881
Premises and equipment	664	667	1,361	1,390
Federal deposit insurance premiums	296	318	562	626
Data processing	565	597	1,142	1,176
Amortization of intangible assets	25	41	60	89
Advertising	183	189	342	323
Other	1,243	1,191	2,092	2,182
Total noninterest expense	7,674	7,454	14,901	14,667
Income before income taxes	5,860	4,882	11,443	9,683
Provision for income taxes	1,082	956	2,262	1,767
Net income before noncontrolling interest	4,778	3,926	9,181	7,916
Less: net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest	78	50	141	326
Net income attributable to ESB Financial Corporation	$ 4,700	$ 3,876	$ 9,040	$ 7,590
Net income per share
Basic	$ 0.27	$ 0.22	$ 0.51	$ 0.44
Diluted	$ 0.26	$ 0.22	$ 0.51	$ 0.43
Cash dividends declared per share	$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.20	$ 0.18
Weighted average shares outstanding	17,578,543	17,353,359	17,558,380	17,332,898
Weighted average shares and share equivalents outstanding	17,773,656	17,521,793	17,766,951	17,493,942