Represents the amount of increase in the principal balance on the restructuring of debt.

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Represents the number of fully amortizing equal monthly payments of principal and interest, beginning after a specified period following the closing of the recapitalization, per the terms of the debt agreement.

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Represents the number of quarterly payments of interest only, beginning after a specified period following the closing of the recapitalization, per the terms of the debt agreement.

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Represents the period following the closing of the recapitalization upon which fully amortizing equal monthly payments of principal and interest are to commence, per the terms of the debt agreement.

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Represents the period following the closing of the recapitalization upon which quarterly payments of interest only are to commence, per the terms of the debt agreement.

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Represents the percentage of default rate margin that was forgiven as part of the restructuring of the debt agreement.

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Amount of decrease in interest payable from forgiveness by the holder of the associated debt instrument.

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Represents the percentage of debt, which is secured by the investments of the entity.

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The value of the financial instrument(s) that the original debt is being converted into in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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The number of shares issued in exchange for the original debt being converted in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or payments in the period.

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The amount of the original debt being converted in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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Minimum contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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For a debtor, the aggregate gain (loss) recognized on the restructuring of payables arises from the difference between the book value of the debt before the restructuring and the fair value of the payments on the debt after restructuring is complete.

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Amount of interest payable on debt, including, but not limited to, trade payables.

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Amount borrowed under the credit facility as of the balance sheet date.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of subordinated debt (with initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer). Subordinated debt places a lender in a lien position behind debt having a higher priority of repayment in liquidation of the entity's assets.

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Junior Subordinated Debentures and Other Borrowings (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013 Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures	Mar. 17, 2004 Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures	Feb. 28, 2010 Line of Credit	Aug. 22, 2013 Line of Credit Recapitalization of the Company payment	Sep. 30, 2013 Line of Credit Recapitalization of the Company	Aug. 22, 2013 Line of Credit Recapitalization of the Company Series F non-cumulative preferred stock
Junior subordinated debentures and other borrowings
Face amount of debt issued	$ 6,000,000	$ 6,000,000	$ 6,000,000		$ 6,000,000
Line of credit outstanding	5,000,000	5,000,000				5,000,000	2,400,000
Line of credit borrowing capacity						5,000,000
Accrued interest	674,000	674,000	1,941,000	609,000
Number of shares issued in the Debt Exchange									2,575
Value of shares issued in the Debt Exchange									2,600,000
Principal amount of debt converted									2,600,000
Accrued interest forgiven							1,800,000
Number of quarterly payments of interest only, beginning three months following the closing of the recapitalization							6
Period following closing of recapitalization for commencement of quarterly interest only payments							3 months
Number of fully amortizing monthly payments of principal and interest, beginning 19 months following the closing of the recapitalization							48
Period following closing of recapitalization for commencement of fully amortizing equal monthly payments of principal and interest							19 months
Debt instrument interest rate description				3-month LIBOR		Prime Rate	Prime Rate
Basis spread (as a percent)				2.54%		1.00%	2.00%
Effective interest rate on debentures (as a percent)				2.79%
Floor rate (as a percent)						6.00%	6.00%
Default rate margin forgiven (as a percent)							5.00%
Percentage of line of credit secured by investment in bank							100.00%
Gain on restructuring of debt	1,221,000	1,221,000						1,200,000
Increase in principal balance on restructuring of debt								$ 535,000