XML 115 R100.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.19.1

Employee benefit plans - Salaries and Employee Benefits Expense - ESOP (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
--- | ---
Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Peoples Security Bank and Trust ESOP |  |  |
Peoples Security Bank and Trust ESOP |  |  |
Contribution to ESOP | $ 197 | $ 185 | $ 156

X
- Definition This item represents the amount of cash contributions during the period made by the entity to the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 40 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109244661&loc=d3e17540-113929 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPCashContributionsToESOP
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPDisclosuresLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPDisclosuresByPlanAxis=pfis_PeoplesSecurityBankAndTrustESOPMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |