Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Components of income tax expense (benefit) [Abstract]
Federal - current	$ 0	$ 0
State - current	64,000	11,000
Total current	64,000	11,000
Federal - deferred	(229,000)	(170,000)
Change in valuation allowance	229,000	170,000
Total deferred	0	0
Income tax expense (benefit)	64,000	11,000
Components of pretax income (loss) and difference between income taxes [Abstract]
Income (loss) before income taxes	(653,000)	(485,000)
Tax expense (benefit) [Abstract]
Tax at statutory federal rate	229,000	(170,000)
Permanent items	0	0
State income taxes	64,000	11,000
Accounting loss benefit not recognized	0	0
Change in valuation allowance	229,000	170,000
Income tax expense (benefit)	64,000	11,000
Reconciliation of federal statutory rate to effective income tax rate [Abstract]
Tax at statutory federal rate (in hundredths)	35.00%	35.00%
State income taxes (in hundredths)	(9.80%)	(2.60%)
Accounting loss benefit not recognized (in hundredths)	0.00%	0.00%
Change in valuation allowance (in hundredths)	(35.00%)	(35.00%)
Permanent differences, tax credits and other adjustments (in hundredths)	0.00%	0.00%
Effective income tax rate (in hundredths)	(9.80%)	(2.60%)
Uncertain tax position reserve	34,157,000		34,157,000
Estimated remaining initial tax basis related to Company's investment in Carteret/Carteret FSB	152,000,000
NOL carryforward deductions utilized to reduce current federal taxable income	25,000,000
Amount paid related to federal income taxes attributable to Alternative Minimum Tax	501,000
Tax gross-up from the United States recorded as receivable	501,000
Federal income tax liability including interest and penalty, minimum	501,000
Uncertain tax position reserve pertaining to federal	18,400,000		18,400,000
Indemnification asset for federal tax gross-up as it relates to tax reserve	18,400,000
Operating Loss Carryforwards			24,100,000
AMT Credits			21,000,000
Connecticut net operating loss carryforward deductions remaining available for future use	1,900,000
Net operating loss expected to be carryback to prior tax years	56,000,000
Approximate tax basis related to Company's investment in Carteret/Carteret FSB remaining after recognition of the 1992 Amended Return	96,000,000
Federal Income Tax Liability Relating To FDIC Tax Returns For Carteret FSB	32,000,000
Income Tax Liability Including Interest And Penalty Relating To FDIC Previously Filed Federal Income Tax Returns For Carteret FSB	$ 139,000,000