LOANS (Schedule of Schedule of Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
No Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	$ 13,098	$ 10,780
No Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	12,205	9,709
No Related Allowance, Average Impaired Loans	12,185	7,572
No Related Allowance, Interest Income Recognized	144	109
Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	8,549	8,182
Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	8,246	8,035
Related Allowance, Specific Reserves	957	1,653
Related Allowance, Average Impaired Loans	7,537	7,954
Related Allowance, Interest Income Recognized	89	667
Unpaid Principal Balance	21,647	18,962
Recorded Investment	20,451	17,744
Average Impaired Loans	19,722	15,526
Interest Income Recognized	233	776
Primary Residential Mortgages [Member]
No Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	5,264	3,777
No Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	4,635	2,984
No Related Allowance, Average Impaired Loans	3,543	4,813
No Related Allowance, Interest Income Recognized	37	55
Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	2,138	707
Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	1,865	707
Related Allowance, Specific Reserves	317	126
Related Allowance, Average Impaired Loans	1,361	636
Related Allowance, Interest Income Recognized	14	29
Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate [Member]
No Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	1,809	1,346
No Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	1,674	1,193
No Related Allowance, Average Impaired Loans	2,626	1,893
No Related Allowance, Interest Income Recognized	24	36
Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance		2,190
Related Allowance, Recorded Investment		2,057
Related Allowance, Specific Reserves		464
Related Allowance, Average Impaired Loans		2,100
Related Allowance, Interest Income Recognized		16
Investment Commercial Real Estate [Member]
No Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	5,423	5,000
No Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	5,423	5,000
No Related Allowance, Average Impaired Loans	5,512	314
No Related Allowance, Interest Income Recognized	76	4
Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	6,230	4,949
Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	6,230	4,949
Related Allowance, Specific Reserves	489	741
Related Allowance, Average Impaired Loans	5,927	4,949
Related Allowance, Interest Income Recognized	71	618
Commercial and Industrial [Member]
No Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	99	176
No Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	99	161
No Related Allowance, Average Impaired Loans	155	121
No Related Allowance, Interest Income Recognized	3	4
Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	179	323
Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	149	309
Related Allowance, Specific Reserves	149	309
Related Allowance, Average Impaired Loans	249	269
Related Allowance, Interest Income Recognized	4	4
Home Equity Lines of Credit [Member]
No Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	210	111
No Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	210	111
No Related Allowance, Average Impaired Loans	111	119
No Related Allowance, Interest Income Recognized	1	5
Junior Lien Loan on Residence [Member]
No Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	293	370
No Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	164	260
No Related Allowance, Average Impaired Loans	224	312
No Related Allowance, Interest Income Recognized	3	5
Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance
Related Allowance, Recorded Investment
Related Allowance, Specific Reserves
Related Allowance, Average Impaired Loans
Related Allowance, Interest Income Recognized
Consumer and Other Loans [Member]
No Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance
No Related Allowance, Recorded Investment
No Related Allowance, Average Impaired Loans	14
No Related Allowance, Interest Income Recognized
Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	2
Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	2
Related Allowance, Specific Reserves	2
Related Allowance, Average Impaired Loans
Related Allowance, Interest Income Recognized
Commercial Construction [Member]
Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance		13
Related Allowance, Recorded Investment		13
Related Allowance, Specific Reserves		13
Related Allowance, Average Impaired Loans
Related Allowance, Interest Income Recognized

Average amount of investment of impaired financing receivables with related allowance for credit losses and without a related allowance for credit losses.

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