Deposits (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Summary of deposits
Noninterest-bearing deposits	$ 113,840	$ 109,964
NOW account deposits	247,453	223,736
Money Market deposits	42,143	39,255
Passbook account deposits	178,882	173,343
Time deposits	624,525	631,759
Total	$ 1,206,843	$ 1,178,057
Percentage of noninterest-bearing deposits	9.40%	9.30%
Percentage of NOW account deposits	20.50%	19.00%
Percentage of Money Market deposits	3.50%	3.30%
Percentage of Passbook account deposits	14.80%	14.70%
Percentage of Time deposits	51.80%	53.70%
Percentage of deposits, total	100.00%	100.00%

Percentage of deposits.

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Percentage of deposits negotiable order of withdrawal.

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Percentage of money market deposits.

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Percentage of noninterest bearing deposits.

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Percentage of passbook account deposits.

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Percentage of time deposits.

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The aggregate of all deposit liabilities held by the entity, including foreign and domestic, interest and noninterest bearing; may include demand deposits, saving deposits, Negotiable Order of Withdrawal (NOW) and time deposits among others.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.12)

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 12

-Article 9

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-Publisher AICPA

-Name Audit and Accounting Guide (AAG)

-Number AAG-DEP

-Paragraph 37, 38, 39

-IssueDate 2006-05-01

-Chapter 13

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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Amount of deposits in accounts that offer many of the same services as checking accounts although transactions may be somewhat more limited, share some of the characteristics of a money market fund and are insured by the Federal government, also known as money market accounts.

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Amount of deposits in interest-bearing transaction accounts at banks or savings and loans, that are restricted in regard to ownership and can usually only be held by individuals, nonprofit entities and governments. Negotiable order of withdrawal accounts differ from money market demand accounts as they typically have higher reserve requirements and no limit on the number of checks that can be written.

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Amount of interest bearing deposits with no stated maturity, which may include passbook and statement savings accounts and money-market deposit accounts (MMDAs).

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

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The aggregate amount of all domestic and foreign noninterest-bearing deposits liabilities held by the entity.

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Amount of deposits that cannot be withdrawn before a set date without penalty or for which notice of withdrawal is required. Time deposits include, but are not limited to, certificates of deposits, individual retirement accounts and open accounts.

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