Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	May 15, 2013 Common Stock	May 15, 2013 NonVoting Common Stock
Entity Registrant Name	CITIZENS BANCSHARES CORP /GA/
Entity Central Index Key	0000813640
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		2,056,790	90,000
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1