FAIR VALUE (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
FAIR VALUE [Abstract]
Loans held for sale, at fair value	$ 1,558	$ 839
Impaired collateral loans recorded investment	299	648
Impaired collateral loans valuation allowance	48	105
Provision for ORE losses	$ 250	$ 400	$ 1,010
Loans Receivable [Member] \| Property A [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Discount rate	15.00%
Age of appraisal	12 months

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Reflects the carrying amount of loans held for sale.

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Reflects the amount of impairment valuation allowance for collatera loans as of the balance sheet date.

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Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt.

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-Publisher FASB
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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of loans that have been pledged as collateral for borrowings. If the secured party has the right by contract or custom to sell or re-pledge the collateral, then the debtor reclassifies that asset and report that asset in its statement of financial position separately from other assets not so encumbered.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 860
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
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Amount of expense recognized in the income statement for a decrease in valuation of real estate owned (REO).

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