Preferred Stock	12 Months Ended
Preferred Stock	Dec. 31, 2011
Preferred Stock [Abstract]
Preferred Stock	(12) Preferred Stock The Company has authorized 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock. On January 6, 2009 and January 9, 2009, the Company amended the Articles of Incorporation of the Company to designate a series of preferred stock of the Company as Series C Preferred Stock, and authorized the issuance of 3,000,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock. The Series C Preferred Shares are convertible, at any time at the option of the holders, into shares of the Company's common stock on a 3:1 ratio, subject to adjustments for any stock dividends, splits, combinations and similar events. Each share of the Series C Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive a 10% annual cumulative dividend, compounded annually. These dividends will be payable only upon a liquidation or conversion to common. For any other dividends or distributions, the Series C Preferred Stock will participate with the common stock. On January 6, 2009, the Company's Chief Executive Officer purchased 3,000,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock, par value $.001 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $300,000 or $0.10 per share. As of December 31, 2011, the Company had 3,000,000 shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding.

Banks.com, Inc. 10-K/A