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Fair Value of Instruments (Details Textual) (USD $)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011
Fair Value of Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
Specific Allocation for Impaired Loans	$ 452,000		$ 101,000
Fair Value of Instruments (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Interest-Bearing Deposits Maturing	90 days
Carrying Amounts of Dividends Payable,Number of days	40 days
No Impairment Charge to Other Expense was Required to Adjust these Assets to their Estimated Fair Values	0	0
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Member]
Fair Value of Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
Specific Allocation for Impaired Loans	453,000	175,000
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value of Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
Impaired Loans Categorized as Level 3	$ 4,520,000	$ 1,850,000

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