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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AND REGULATORY CAPITAL MATTERS (Details 2) (USD $)								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 item	Dec. 31, 2013 Republic Bancorp, Inc.	Dec. 31, 2012 Republic Bancorp, Inc.	Dec. 31, 2013 Republic Bank & Trust Co.	Dec. 31, 2012 Republic Bank & Trust Co.	Dec. 31, 2013 Republic Bank	Dec. 31, 2012 Republic Bank	Dec. 31, 2013 Implementation of Basel III regulatory capital reforms and changes required by the Dodd-Frank Act	Dec. 31, 2013 Implementation of Basel III regulatory capital reforms and changes required by the Dodd-Frank Act Ratios adjusted for capital conservation buffer	Dec. 31, 2013 Implementation of Basel III regulatory capital reforms and changes required by the Dodd-Frank Act 2016	Dec. 31, 2013 Implementation of Basel III regulatory capital reforms and changes required by the Dodd-Frank Act 2017	Dec. 31, 2013 Implementation of Basel III regulatory capital reforms and changes required by the Dodd-Frank Act 2018	Dec. 31, 2013 Implementation of Basel III regulatory capital reforms and changes required by the Dodd-Frank Act 2019 and thereafter
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AND REGULATORY CAPITAL MATTERS
Number of classifications	5
REGULATORY CAPITAL MATTERS
Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio (as a percent)								4.50%	7.00%
Period over which capital conservation buffer will be phased-in								4 years
Required maximum capital conservation buffer percentage										0.625%	1.25%	1.875%	2.50%
Maximum assets to be held by small depository institution holding companies to include non-qualifying instruments that were issued and included in Tier 1 or Tier 2 capital, prior to specified date in additional Tier 1 or Tier 2 capital								$ 15,000,000,000
Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio to be well capitalized (as a percent)								6.50%
Tier 1 leverage ratio to be well capitalized (as a percent)								5.00%
Minimum total assets of top-tier banking organizations which are not subject to the advance approach rules								50,000,000,000
Threshold consolidated assets of top-tier banking organizations to which advance approach rules are applicable								250,000,000,000
Actual Amount
Total capital to risk weighted assets		592,531,000	581,189,000	439,143,000	451,898,000	15,860,000	14,494,000
Tier 1 (core) capital to risk weighted assets		569,505,000	558,982,000	418,348,000	407,261,000	14,785,000	13,474,000
Tier 1 leverage capital to average assets		569,505,000	558,982,000	418,348,000	407,261,000	14,785,000	13,474,000
Actual Ratio
Total capital to risk weighted assets (as a percent)		26.71%	25.28%	20.61%	20.37%	18.69%	18.02%
Tier 1 (core) capital to risk weighted assets (as a percent)		25.67%	24.31%	19.63%	18.36%	17.42%	16.75%
Tier 1 leverage capital to average assets (as a percent)		16.81%	16.36%	12.73%	12.18%	14.41%	13.43%
Minimum Requirement for Capital Adequacy Purposes Amount
Total capital to risk weighted assets		177,457,000	183,939,000	170,478,000	177,448,000	6,788,000	6,434,000
Tier 1 (core) capital to risk weighted assets		88,729,000	91,969,000	85,239,000	88,724,000	3,394,000	3,217,000
Tier 1 leverage capital to average assets		135,515,000	136,646,000	131,491,000	133,696,000	4,105,000	4,013,000
Minimum Requirement for Capital Adequacy Purposes Ratio
Total capital to risk weighted assets (as a percent)		8.00%	8.00%	8.00%	8.00%	8.00%	8.00%	8.00%	10.50%
Tier 1 (core) capital to risk weighted assets (as a percent)		4.00%	4.00%	4.00%	4.00%	4.00%	4.00%	6.00%	8.50%
Tier 1 leverage capital to average assets (as a percent)		4.00%	4.00%	4.00%	4.00%	4.00%	4.00%	4.00%
Minimum Requirement to be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions Amount
Total capital to risk weighted assets				213,098,000	221,811,000	8,485,000	8,043,000
Tier 1 (core) capital to risk weighted assets				127,859,000	133,086,000	5,091,000	4,826,000
Tier 1 leverage capital to average assets				$ 164,364,000	$ 167,120,000	$ 5,132,000	$ 5,016,000
Minimum Requirement to be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions Ratio
Total capital to risk weighted assets (as a percent)				10.00%	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%
Tier 1 (core) capital to risk weighted assets (as a percent)				6.00%	6.00%	6.00%	6.00%	8.00%
Tier 1 leverage capital to average assets (as a percent)				5.00%	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%