| Line | 
           Label | 
           Object Class | 
           Period Type | 
           Balance | 
           Report ElementName | 
        
        
           | 1 | 
           03-Assets Summary | 
           Network | 
           *  | 
           *  | 
           http://www.xbrlsite.com/pfs/role/AssetsSummary | 
        
        
           | 2 | 
           Assets [Hypercube] | 
           Hypercube | 
            | 
            | 
           pfs:AssetsHypercube | 
        
        
           | 3 | 
           Hypercube [Line Items] | 
           LineItems | 
            | 
            | 
           pfs:HypercubeLineItems | 
        
        
           | 4 | 
           Assets [Roll Up] | 
           Abstract | 
            | 
            | 
           pfs:AssetsRollUp | 
        
        
           | 5 | 
           Current Assets [Roll Up] | 
           Abstract | 
            | 
            | 
           pfs:CurrentAssetsRollUp | 
        
        
           | 6 | 
           Cash on Hand and In Banks | 
           Concept (Monetary) | 
           As Of | 
           Debit | 
           pfs:CashOnHandAndInBanks | 
        
        
           | 7 | 
           Cash Value of Life Insurance | 
           Concept (Monetary) | 
           As Of | 
           Debit | 
           pfs:CashValueOfLifeInsurance | 
        
        
           | 8 | 
           Marketable Securities Issued by Government | 
           Concept (Monetary) | 
           As Of | 
           Debit | 
           pfs:MarketableSecuritiesIssuedByGovernment | 
        
        
           | 9 | 
           Marketable Securities Other | 
           Concept (Monetary) | 
           As Of | 
           Debit | 
           pfs:MarketableSecuritiesOther | 
        
        
           | 10 | 
           Notes and Accounts Receivable | 
           Concept (Monetary) | 
           As Of | 
           Debit | 
           pfs:NotesAndAccountsReceivable | 
        
        
           | 11 | 
           Other Current Assets | 
           Concept (Monetary) | 
           As Of | 
           Debit | 
           pfs:OtherCurrentAssets | 
        
        
           | 12 | 
           Current Assets | 
           Concept (Monetary) | 
           As Of | 
           Debit | 
           pfs:CurrentAssets | 
        
        
           | 13 | 
           Noncurrent Assets [Roll Up] | 
           Abstract | 
            | 
            | 
           pfs:NoncurrentAssetsRollUp | 
        
        
           | 14 | 
           Real Estate Owned | 
           Concept (Monetary) | 
           As Of | 
           Debit | 
           pfs:RealEstateOwned | 
        
        
           | 15 | 
           Mortgages and Contracts Owned | 
           Concept (Monetary) | 
           As Of | 
           Debit | 
           pfs:MortgagesAndContractsOwned | 
        
        
           | 16 | 
           Notes Accounts Receivable (Doubtful) | 
           Concept (Monetary) | 
           As Of | 
           Debit | 
           pfs:NotesAccountsReceivableDoubtful | 
        
        
           | 17 | 
           Notes Due from Relatives and Friends | 
           Concept (Monetary) | 
           As Of | 
           Debit | 
           pfs:NotesDueFromRelativesAndFriends | 
        
        
           | 18 | 
           Other Securities (Not Marketable) | 
           Concept (Monetary) | 
           As Of | 
           Debit | 
           pfs:OtherSecuritiesNotMarketable | 
        
        
           | 19 | 
           Personal Property | 
           Concept (Monetary) | 
           As Of | 
           Debit | 
           pfs:PersonalProperty | 
        
        
           | 20 | 
           Other Noncurrent Assets | 
           Concept (Monetary) | 
           As Of | 
           Debit | 
           pfs:OtherNoncurrentAssets | 
        
        
           | 21 | 
           Noncurrent Assets | 
           Concept (Monetary) | 
           As Of | 
           Debit | 
           pfs:NoncurrentAssets | 
        
        
           | 22 | 
           Assets | 
           Concept (Monetary) | 
           As Of | 
           Debit | 
           pfs:Assets |