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Employee benefit plans - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2013 Age | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Jun. 22, 2008
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Penn Security Bank and Trust Company ESOP shares held and allocated | 104,964 | 102,623 |  |
Contribution to ESOP | $ 218,000 | $ 105,000 | $ 0 |
Discretionary contributions | 234,000 | 221,000 | 209,000 |
Percentage of matched contributions by employees | 3.00% |  |  |
Common stock held in Plan | 263,559 |  |  |
Employee benefit plan expense | 0 |  |  |
Maximum annual benefit percent in excess of federal limits | 6.00% |  |  |
Retirement age period for fixed benefits payable | 65 years |  |  |
Benefits accrued under employees' pension plan |  |  |  | 0
Postretirement Life Insurance Plan, description | The Postretirement Life Insurance Plan was an unfunded, non-vesting defined benefit plan for employees of Penn Security Bank and Trust Company hired after July 1, 1995; which provided postretirement life insurance benefit of $50,000 at retirement, then decreasing to $5,000 at age 75. Employees hired prior to July 1, 1995 were entitled to three times their salary at retirement. During 2013 the company entered into an agreement with an insurance company to transfer all risk and obligation for benefits payable as to the current retiree group in exchange for a one time fixed payment, additionally the company eliminated retiree life insurance for current employees. |  |  |
Postretirement life insurance benefit | 50,000 |  |  |
Age limit for postretirement life insurance benefit | 75 |  |  |
Defined benefit plan accumulated benefit obligation | 14,211,000 | 15,506,000 |  |
Defined benefit plan, diversification | We invest in individual high-grade common stocks that are selected from our approved list; (ii) diversification is maintained by having no more than 20% in any industry sector and no individual equity representing more than 10% of the portfolio |  |  |
Amount of company's common stock included in equity securities | 0 | 0 |  |
Expected payment period of benefits payment | 5 years |  |  |
Pension Benefits [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contribution by Penn Security Bank and Trust Company Retirement Profit Sharing Plan's | 167,000 | 363,000 |  |
Employee benefit plan expense | 7,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
Employee benefit plan liability | 36,000 | 29,000 |  |
Defined benefit plan, net periodic benefit cost over next fiscal year | 1,000 |  | (121,000) |
Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, target allocation percentage | 10.00% |  |  |
Fixed Income [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, target allocation percentage | 40.00% |  |  |
Equity [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, target allocation percentage | 50.00% |  |  |
Industry Sector [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Maximum diversification percentage | 20.00% |  |  |
Individual Equity [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Maximum diversification percentage | 10.00% |  |  |
After Retirement [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Postretirement life insurance benefit | 5,000 |  |  |
2014 [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Discretionary contributions | 315,000 |  |  |
Defined benefit plan, net periodic benefit cost over next fiscal year | 101,000 |  |  |
SERPs [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plan accrued liabilities | 1,432,000 | 1,418,000 |  |
Defined benefit plan compensation expenses | 164,000 | 77,000 | 34,000 |
Safe Harbor [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Contribution by Penn Security Bank and Trust Company Retirement Profit Sharing Plan's | $ 310,000 | $ 306,000 | $ 284,000 |

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- Definition For defined benefit pension plans, the actuarial present value of benefits (whether vested or nonvested) attributed by the pension benefit formula to employee service rendered before a specified date and based on employee service and compensation (if applicable) before that date. The accumulated benefit obligation differs from the projected benefit obligation in that it includes no assumption about future compensation levels. For plans with flat-benefit or nonpay-related pension benefit formulas, the accumulated benefit obligation and the projected benefit obligation are the same. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Accumulated Benefit Obligation -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6503844 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (e) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28361610&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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- Definition Description of benefits provided to former or inactive employees, their beneficiaries, and covered dependents after employment but before retirement, except for: a) benefits provided through a pension or postretirement benefit plan, b) individual deferred compensation arrangements, c) termination benefits pertaining to exit or disposal activities, and d) stock compensation plans. Benefits may be provided in cash or in kind and may be paid as a result of disability, layoff, death, or other event. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 712 -SubTopic 10 -Section 15 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6410066&loc=d3e79194-111664 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Nonretirement Postemployment Benefits -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6518940 + Details
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