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Commitments and Off-Balance Sheet Risk (Details Textual) (USD $) |  |  | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member]
Commitments and Off-Balance Sheet Risk (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Fees accreted into income during interest rate swap agreements years |  |  | 15 years | 4 years
Commitments and Off-Balance Sheet Risk (Additional Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Reserve or liability balance for financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |
Notional amount of the underlying interest rate swap agreements, entered into by commercial loan customers with correspondent banks | 18,800,000 |  |  |
Net fair value of interest rate swaps entered into by commercial loan customers with correspondent banks | $ (3,700,000) |  |  |

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