Proposed Merger with SCBT Financial Corporation	9 Months Ended
Proposed Merger with SCBT Financial Corporation	Sep. 30, 2012
Proposed Merger with SCBT Financial Corporation [Abstract]
Proposed Merger with SCBT Financial Corporation [Text Block]	Note 8 - Proposed Merger with SCBT Financial Corporation On August 8, 2012, the Company and SCBT Financial Corporation ("SCBT Financial") jointly announced the entry into a definitive merger agreement, dated as of August 7, 2012, under which SCBT Financial will acquire the Company. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company's shareholders will receive 0.2503 shares of SCBT Financial common stock for each share of SAVB common stock. The stock issuance is valued at approximately $67.1 million in the aggregate, based on 7,199,237 shares of SAVB common stock outstanding and on SCBT Financial's August 7, 2012 closing stock price of $37.21. The merger agreement has been unanimously approved by the board of directors of each company. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2012 and is subject to customary conditions, including approval by both SCBT Financial and SAVB shareholders. At closing, the Company will be merged into SCBT Financial.

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