Capital Stock Restrited Stock Activity (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Restricted Stock Activity [Roll Forward]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number, Beginning Balance	671,516	1,969,916
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeited in Period	(94,100)	(1,298,400)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number, Ending Balance	577,416	671,516
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Restricted Stock Activity [Roll Forward]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number, Beginning Balance		191,366
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period	97,750	77,750
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested in Period	(10,000)	(23,667)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeited in Period	(30,733)	(32,816)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number, Ending Balance	269,650	212,633
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Member]
Restricted Stock Activity [Roll Forward]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Beginning Balance		1.28
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	0.88	1.55
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	2.15	3.27
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeited in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	0.93	0.12
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Ending Balance	1.19	1.34

Reliance Bancshares, Inc. 10-K