Stock-Based Compensation (Summary of Unvested Stock Options) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Stock Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]
Unvested, beginning of period	49,334
Granted	47,000
Vested	(26,335)
Canceled/Forfeited	(917)
Unvested, end of period	69,082
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Stock Options, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Roll Forward]
Unvested, weighted average grant date fair value, beginning of period	$ 9.01
Granted, weighted average grant date fair value	$ 10.30
Vested, weighted average grant date fair value	$ 9.05
Canceled/Forfeited, weighted average grant date fair value	$ 8.74
Unvested, weighted average grant date fair value, end of period	$ 9.88
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options	$ 505,690
Unrecognized compensation cost related to awards, weighted average period for recognition	2 years 3 months 29 days
Share-based compensation expense	$ 57,144	$ 214,083

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