Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Nov. 11, 2014 Common Stock [Member]	Nov. 11, 2014 Nonvoting Common Stock [Member]
Entity Registrant Name	CITIZENS BANCSHARES CORP /GA/
Entity Central Index Key	0000813640
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
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	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3