Parent Company Financial Information - Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income	$ 6,107,000	$ 5,003,000	$ 5,365,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Share-based compensation expense	310,000	189,000	102,000
Net gain on extinguishment of debt	0	0	(2,210,000)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	13,089,000	25,124,000	12,248,000
Investing Activities
Net cash provided by investing activities	(27,901,000)	(43,314,000)	4,039,000
Financing Activities
Repurchase of warrants	(860,000)	0	0
Dividends paid	(1,568,000)	(1,576,000)	(1,565,000)
Net cash used in financing activities	4,824,000	10,269,000	4,989,000
Net increase (decrease) in cash equivalents	(9,988,000)	(7,921,000)	21,276,000
Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income	6,107,000	5,003,000	5,365,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Equity in undistributed net income (loss) of subsidiary	599,000	(5,562,000)	(3,342,000)
Share-based compensation expense	311,000	189,000	102,000
Net gain on extinguishment of debt	0	0	(2,210,000)
Net change in other assets and liabilities	883,000	(25,000)	213,000
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	7,900,000	(395,000)	128,000
Investing Activities
Payments from The Lorain National Bank for subordinated debt instrument	0	4,000,000	0
Net cash provided by investing activities	0	4,000,000	0
Financing Activities
Extinguishment of debt, net	0	0	(10,000)
Repurchase of warrants	(860,000)
Redemption of Fixed-Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred stock	(6,159,000)
Dividends paid	(1,568,000)	(1,576,000)	(1,565,000)
Net cash used in financing activities	(8,587,000)	(1,576,000)	(1,575,000)
Net increase (decrease) in cash equivalents	(687,000)	2,029,000	(1,447,000)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	2,688,000	659,000	2,106,000
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$ 2,001,000	$ 2,688,000	$ 659,000