Pending Litigation	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Pending Litigation [Abstract]
Pending Litigation	(13) Pending Litigation Our Company and its subsidiaries are defendants in various legal actions incidental to our Company’s past and current business activities. At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, our Company’s consolidated balance sheets included liabilities for these legal actions of $157,000 and $161,000, respectively. Based on our Company’s analysis, and considering the inherent uncertainties associated with litigation, management does not believe that it is reasonably possible that these legal actions will materially adversely affect our Company’s consolidated financial statements or results of operations in the near term. On November 18, 2010, a suit was filed against our Company and its subsidiary, Hawthorn Bank (the Bank) in the Circuit Court of Jackson County for the Eastern Division of Missouri state court by a customer alleging that the fees associated with the Bank’s automated overdraft program in connection with its debit card and ATM cards constitute unlawful interest in violation of Missouri’s usury laws. The suit seeks class-action status for Bank customers who have paid overdraft fees on their checking accounts. The suit seeks forefeiture and refund of twice the amount of improper overdraft fees assessed and collected. The court has denied the Bank’s motion to dismiss the suit. At this early stage of the litigation, it is not possible for management of the Bank to determine the probability of a material adverse outcome or reasonably estimate the amount of any potential loss. On December 17, 2009, a suit was filed against Hawthorn Bank (the Bank) in Circuit Court of Jackson County for the Eastern Division of Missouri state court by a customer alleging that the Bank had not followed through on its commitment to fund a loan request. A jury found in favor of the customer and awarded $630,000 in damages to the plaintiffs, including $200,000 in punitive damages. After hearing post-judgment motions, the trial court struck the punitive damage award and entered an amended judgment for a total of $510,000 against the Bank. As of March 31, 2012, our Company carried a liability of $157,000 with respect to this matter. Our Company is in the early stages of the appeals process and the probable outcome is presently not determinable.

Pending Litigation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

(13) Pending Litigation

Our Company and its subsidiaries are defendants in various legal actions incidental to our Company’s past and current business activities. At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, our Company’s consolidated balance sheets included liabilities for these legal actions of $157,000 and $161,000, respectively. Based on our Company’s analysis, and considering the inherent uncertainties associated with litigation, management does not believe that it is reasonably possible that these legal actions will materially adversely affect our Company’s consolidated financial statements or results of operations in the near term.

On November 18, 2010, a suit was filed against our Company and its subsidiary, Hawthorn Bank (the Bank) in the Circuit Court of Jackson County for the Eastern Division of Missouri state court by a customer alleging that the fees associated with the Bank’s automated overdraft program in connection with its debit card and ATM cards constitute unlawful interest in violation of Missouri’s usury laws. The suit seeks class-action status for Bank customers who have paid overdraft fees on their checking accounts. The suit seeks forefeiture and refund of twice the amount of improper overdraft fees assessed and collected. The court has denied the Bank’s motion to dismiss the suit. At this early stage of the litigation, it is not possible for management of the Bank to determine the probability of a material adverse outcome or reasonably estimate the amount of any potential loss.

On December 17, 2009, a suit was filed against Hawthorn Bank (the Bank) in Circuit Court of Jackson County for the Eastern Division of Missouri state court by a customer alleging that the Bank had not followed through on its commitment to fund a loan request. A jury found in favor of the customer and awarded $630,000 in damages to the plaintiffs, including $200,000 in punitive damages. After hearing post-judgment motions, the trial court struck the punitive damage award and entered an amended judgment for a total of $510,000 against the Bank. As of March 31, 2012, our Company carried a liability of $157,000 with respect to this matter. Our Company is in the early stages of the appeals process and the probable outcome is presently not determinable.