Regulatory Capital Requirements and Dividend Restrictions (Details Textual) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 10, 2010	Jun. 30, 2012 The Palmetto Bank [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 The Palmetto Bank [Member]	Jun. 10, 2010 The Palmetto Bank [Member]
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Tier 1 leverage ratio			8.14%	8.52%	8.00%
Statutory well-capitalized minimum ratio			5.00%	5.00%	5.00%
Regulatory capital requirements and dividend restrictions (Textual) [Abstract]
Maximum number of days for maintaining risk based capital	120 days
Total risk-based capital to risk-weighted assets		10.00%
Tier 1 capital to total assets		8.00%
Maximum number of days to determine capital ratios	30 days
Maximum number of days to provide written plan to authorities	30 days
Maximum number of days to establish a plan to monitor compliance with consent order	30 days
Maximum number of days to get a written analysis and assessment of the Bank's management and staffing needs	60 days
Maximum number of days to eliminate by charge off or collection all assets or portions of assets classified as loss	10 days
Assets classified as doubtful		50.00%
Maximum number of days to review and update policy	60 days
Maximum number of days to reduce classified assets by specific percentage	60 days
Assets classified as substandard doubtful or special mention		$ 1,000,000
Maximum number of days for revising policies and procedures for managing adversely classified other real estate owned	60 days
Maximum number of days to perform risk segmentation analysis	90 days
Maximum number of days to review loan policy and procedures	60 days
Maximum number of days to adopt effective loan review and grading system	60 days
Maximum number of days to review and adopt written profit plan	60 days
Maximum number of days to review and update written plan addressing liquidity contingent funding and asset liability management	60 days
Maximum number of days to eliminate violations of law and regulation	30 days
Asset growth rate		10.00%
Yield on deposits		0.75%
Maximum number of days to furnish written progress reports	30 days