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Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2012 Risk_Ratings | Dec. 31, 2011
Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) [Abstract] |  |
Federal Reserve Bank stock percentage, cumulative changes | 15.00% |
Federal Reserve Bank stock, cumulative changes | 100 |
Duration of security held to maturity | 3 months |
Held to maturity security, principal outstanding percentage | 85.00% |
Duration of discontinuation of loan | 90 days |
Duration of consumer installment loans | 180 days |
Maximum risk rate of loans that are monitored | 6 months |
Loans assigned risk rating | six or above |
Period for appraisal | 120 days |
Maturity of federal funds | 1 day |
Maturity of liquid debt instruments | three months or less |
Tax benefits recognized | 50.00% |
Reserve for uncertain income tax positions | $ 0 |
Term of the loan agreement | 6 months |
Stock-based compensation plans, outstanding shares | 850,000 |
Shares issued | 3,000,000 |
Awards granted | 850,000 |
Estimated useful lives of related assets | three to twenty years |
Assigns risk rating Minimum | 1 |
Assigns risk rating Maximum | 11 |
Cumulative prior period | 2 years |
Duration of restricted stock grants vested | 4 years |
Federal [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |
Company's Federal and State return tax years | 2012 |
Federal [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |
Company's Federal and State return tax years | 2007 |
State [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |
Company's Federal and State return tax years | 2012 |
State [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |
Company's Federal and State return tax years | 2009 |
CONNECTICUT [Member] |  |
Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |
Number of branches | 8 |
NEW YORK [Member] |  |
Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |
Number of branches | 2 |
Federal Reserve Bank Stock [Member] |  |
Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |
Par value of stock purchased and redeemed | $ 100 |
Investment in capital stock of Federal Reserve Bank Description | one percent of six percent of the Bank’s total equity capital |
FHLB [Member] |  |
Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |
Par value of stock purchased and redeemed | $ 100 |
Cumulative changes, description | cumulative change exceeds the lesser of 15% or 100 shares of Federal Reserve Bank stock |

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