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	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
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Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value	$ 34,265,000	$ 33,485,000	$ 40,425,000	$ 55,721,000
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Number of Loan Portfolios	2ffic_NumberOfLoanPortfolios
Fair Value, Collateral Dependent Loans, Percentage Of Appraised Or Internally Estimated Value Of Property	85.00%
Amount of Collateral Dependent Impaired Loans Measured For Impairment By Utilizing Third Party Appraisals	31,000,000
Percentage of Collateral Dependent Impaired Loans Measured For Impairment By Utilizing Third Party Appraisals	68.80%
Amount of Collateral Dependent Impaired Loans Measured For Impairment Using Internal Evaluations	14,100,000
Percentage of Collateral Dependent Impaired Loans Measured For Impairment Using Internal Evaluations	31.20%
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Loans Receivable, Net	0us-gaap_LoansReceivableHeldForSaleNet	425,000us-gaap_LoansReceivableHeldForSaleNet
Advertising Expense	1,800,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense	1,900,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense	1,700,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense
Multi-Family Residential [Member] \| Nonperforming Financing Receivable [Member]
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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Loans Receivable, Net		$ 400,000
Loans Held For Sale, Number		1
Antidilutive Options Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Member]
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Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in Dollars per share)		$ 18.55	$ 17.63
Bank Premises and Equipment [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
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Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	3 years
Bank Premises and Equipment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	40 years
Employee Stock Option [Member]
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Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount (in Shares)	0	151,900	550,400