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Pension Benefits (Details Textual) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012 Hour
Pension Benefits (Textual) [Abstract] |
Noncontributory defined benefit pension plan, least work hours per year | 1,000
Participants vested interest accrued benefit, service period, years | 5 years
Benefits plan based on service and average annual earnings for highest consecutive calendar years | 5 years
Benefits plan based on service and average annual earnings for highest consecutive calendar years from final employment period years | 10 years
Maximum [Member] | AmeriServ Financial Inc [Member] |
Pension Benefits (Textual) [Abstract] |
Plan assets, listed common stocks, percentage | 10.00%

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- Definition Benefits plan based on service and average annual earnings for highest consecutive calendar years from final employment period years. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Target allocation of investments of this type to total plan assets presented on a weighted average basis. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (d)(i) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=21915506&loc=d3e1928-114920 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -Subparagraph (c)(i) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=21915506&loc=d3e2446-114920 + Details
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