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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

PENSION PLANS:

Estimated net loss that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

$ 813,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfGainLoss

^[1],[2]

$ 683,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfGainLoss

^[1],[2]

401(k) PLAN:

Contributions to charged to operations

387,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized

327,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized

Employer match percentage

6.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercentOfMatch

2.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercentOfMatch

Maximum percent of salary

4.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanMaximumAnnualContributionsPerEmployeePercent

3.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanMaximumAnnualContributionsPerEmployeePercent

1.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanMaximumAnnualContributionsPerEmployeePercent

Contribution for union members

4.00%asrv_DefinedContributionPlanMaximumAnnualContributionPerUnionEmployeePercent

4.00%asrv_DefinedContributionPlanMaximumAnnualContributionPerUnionEmployeePercent

4.00%asrv_DefinedContributionPlanMaximumAnnualContributionPerUnionEmployeePercent

AmeriServ Financial, Inc. common stock and Trust Preferred securities held

1,100,000asrv_DefinedContributionPlanAmountOfEntityCommonStockAndSecuritiesHeld

Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]

PENSION PLANS:

Minimum number of annual hours

1,000asrv_DefinedBenefitPlanMinimumNumberOfAnnualEmployeeHours
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Vesting term

5 years

AmeriServ Financial, Inc. common stock held

651,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmountOfEmployerAndRelatedPartySecuritiesIncludedInPlanAssets
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Maximum percent of plan assets comprised of AmeriServ Financial, Inc. common stock

10.00%asrv_DefinedBenefitPlanMaximumPercentOfAssetsComprisedOfEntityCommonStock
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Percent of plan assets comprised of common stock

2.40%asrv_DefinedBenefitPlanPercentOfAssetsComprisedOfEntityCommonStock
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Estimated net loss that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

1,261,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfGainLoss
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Expected return on plan assets

8.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
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8.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
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= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember

8.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
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Expected contribution in 2015

$ 2,500,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansEstimatedFutureEmployerContributionsInNextFiscalYear
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Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] | Domestic Equities [Member]

PENSION PLANS:

Target allocation

60.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
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Target allocation, minimum

50.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMinimum
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= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
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Target allocation, maximum

60.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMaximum
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Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]

PENSION PLANS:

Target allocation, minimum

40.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMinimum
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= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
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Target allocation, maximum

50.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMaximum
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= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
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[1]	Amounts in parentheses indicate credits.
[2]	These accumulated other comprehensive loss components are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost (see Note 14 for additional details).

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Section 50

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