CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Unaudited) (USD $)	Preferred Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]	Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2010	$ 10,137,381	$ 13,502	$ 18,066,437	$ 21,047,295	$ (89,325)	$ 49,175,290
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income	0	0	0	690,232		690,232
Other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	0	0	114,310	114,310
Dividends on preferred stock	0	0	0	(127,500)	0	(127,500)
Dividends on common stock	0	0	0	(13,515)	0	(13,515)
Employee stock-based compensation	0	8	14,047	0	0	14,055
Accretion of discount on preferred stock	4,854	0	0	(4,854)	0	0
Balance at Mar. 31, 2011	10,142,235	13,510	18,080,484	21,591,658	24,985	49,852,872
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	0	13,557	18,167,895	23,017,789	898,241	42,097,482
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income	0	0	0	126,535		126,535
Other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	0	0	(51,482)	(51,482)
Dividends on common stock	0	0	0	(84,818)	0	(84,818)
Repurchase of common stock warrant	0	0	(600,000)	0	0	(600,000)
Employee stock-based compensation	0	10	15,588	0	0	15,598
Balance at Mar. 31, 2012	$ 0	$ 13,567	$ 17,583,483	$ 23,059,506	$ 846,759	$ 41,503,315

This element represents the amount of recognized equity-based compensation during the period, that is, the amount recognized as expense in the income statement (or as asset if compensation is capitalized). Alternate captions include the words "stock-based compensation".

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