INVESTMENT SECURITIES (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011
INVESTMENT SECURITIES [Abstract]
Available-for-sale securities	$ 16,469,000		$ 16,469,000		$ 14,884,000
Trading securities	3,411,000		3,411,000		240,000
Total investment securities, at fair value	19,880,000		19,880,000		15,124,000
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost or Amortized Cost	34,118,000		34,118,000		33,450,000
Unrealized Gains	1,443,000		1,443,000		1,344,000
Unrealized Losses	(19,092,000)		(19,092,000)		(19,910,000)
Fair Value	16,469,000		16,469,000		14,884,000
Equity Securities [Abstract]
Options expiration date			Mar. 08, 2015
Trading Securities [Abstract]
Net unrealized gains and interest on trading securities	178,000		178,000
Unrealized trading gain	0	19,000	0	220,000
Other than temporary impairment losses	0	0	74,000	0
Less than 12 Months
Fair Value	0		0		0
Unrealized Losses	0		0		0
Number of Securities	0		0		0
More than 12 Months
Fair Value	13,606,000		13,606,000		12,393,000
Unrealized Losses	(19,092,000)		(19,092,000)		(19,910,000)
Number of Securities	1		1		1
Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan [Member] | Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Trading Securities [Abstract]
Stock shares held in trust					240,000
Number of shares sold that were held in trust (in shares)			33,509
The Bancorp Inc [Member]
Trading Securities [Abstract]
Recognized gains		57,000		153,000
Unrealized trading gain		19,000		220,000
The Bancorp Inc [Member] | Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan [Member] | Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Trading Securities [Abstract]
Recognized gains			22,000
Common Stock [Member] | The Bancorp Inc [Member]
Trading Securities [Abstract]
Number of shares sold that were held in trust (in shares)		20,400		65,125
Equity securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost or Amortized Cost	32,806,000		32,806,000		32,411,000
Unrealized Gains	71,000		71,000		27,000
Unrealized Losses	(19,092,000)		(19,092,000)		(19,910,000)
Fair Value	13,785,000		13,785,000		12,528,000
Less than 12 Months
Fair Value	0		0		0
Unrealized Losses	0		0		0
Number of Securities	0		0		0
More than 12 Months
Fair Value	13,606,000		13,606,000		12,393,000
Unrealized Losses	(19,092,000)		(19,092,000)		(19,910,000)
Number of Securities	1		1		1
Equity securities [Member] | RSO [Member]
Equity Securities [Abstract]
Options to acquire an additional number of shares (in shares)	2,166		2,166
Options exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 15		$ 15.00
Equity securities [Member] | The Bancorp Inc [Member]
Equity Securities [Abstract]
Number of shares held (in shares)	18,972		18,972
Equity securities [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | RSO [Member]
Equity Securities [Abstract]
Number of shares held (in shares)	2,600,000		2,600,000
CDO securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost or Amortized Cost	1,312,000		1,312,000		1,039,000
Unrealized Gains	1,372,000		1,372,000		1,317,000
Unrealized Losses	0		0		0
Fair Value	2,684,000		2,684,000		2,356,000
CDO securities [Abstract]
Number of CDO issuers that represent the retained equity interest			3
Trading Securities [Abstract]
Other than temporary impairment losses			74,000
Less than 12 Months
Fair Value	0		0		0
Unrealized Losses	0		0		0
Number of Securities	0		0		0
More than 12 Months
Fair Value	0		0		0
Unrealized Losses	$ 0		$ 0		$ 0
Number of Securities	0		0		0