SECURITIES (Details 3) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 segment component	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Available for sale:
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	$ 127,256,000		$ 127,256,000		$ 19,151,000
Less than 12 months, Unrealized losses	864,000		864,000		56,000
Held to maturity:
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	48,538,000		48,538,000		16,485,000
Less than 12 months, Unrealized losses	317,000		317,000		362,000
Greater than 12 months, Fair Value	17,419,000		17,419,000		12,006,000
Greater than 12 months, Unrealized losses	580,000		580,000		994,000
Other-Than-Temporary-Impairment
Number of general segments segregated in investment securities portfolio			2
Number of components into which the amount of impairment is split			2
Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale	3,300,000		67,077,000	14,084,000
Gross gains realized on sale of securities available for sale	200,000		2,200,000	100,000
Proceeds from calls of securities	44,500,000	86,900,000	153,000,000	114,100,000
Fair value of securities pledged to secure public deposits and FHLB and FRB overnight borrowings	299,400,000		299,400,000		287,800,000
Amount owned in FHLB, ACBB and FRB stock	2,978,000		2,978,000		1,660,000
U.S. GSE securities
Available for sale:
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	27,928,000		27,928,000		7,196,000
Less than 12 months, Unrealized losses	53,000		53,000		2,000
State and municipal obligations
Available for sale:
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	9,601,000		9,601,000		4,283,000
Less than 12 months, Unrealized losses	27,000		27,000		8,000
Held to maturity:
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	22,136,000		22,136,000		7,011,000
Less than 12 months, Unrealized losses	39,000		39,000		5,000
U.S. GSE residential collateralized mortgage obligations
Available for sale:
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	81,896,000		81,896,000		7,672,000
Less than 12 months, Unrealized losses	626,000		626,000		46,000
Held to maturity:
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	26,402,000		26,402,000		4,810,000
Less than 12 months, Unrealized losses	278,000		278,000		21,000
Other Asset backed securities
Available for sale:
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	7,831,000		7,831,000
Less than 12 months, Unrealized losses	158,000		158,000
Corporate Bonds
Held to maturity:
Less than 12 months, Fair Value					4,664,000
Less than 12 months, Unrealized losses					336,000
Greater than 12 months, Fair Value	17,419,000		17,419,000		12,006,000
Greater than 12 months, Unrealized losses	$ 580,000		$ 580,000		$ 994,000