Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	May 15, 2012
Document and Entity Information
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Entity Registrant Name	MID PENN BANCORP INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000879635
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		3,485,839