Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Aug. 01, 2012
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	PCBS
Entity Registrant Name	PROVIDENT COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000926164
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,790,599