Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	May 12, 2014
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	FIRST FINANCIAL SERVICE CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000854395
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Trading Symbol	FFKY
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		5,139,358
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014