LOANS (Schedule of Activity in Allowance for Loan Losses) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	$ 25,856	$ 19,480
Charge-Offs	(275)	(160)
Recoveries	40	146
Provision (Credit)	1,700	1,350
Ending ALLL	27,321	20,816
Agricultural Sector [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	$ 2	$ 4
Charge-Offs
Recoveries
Provision (Credit)		$ (1)
Ending ALLL	$ 2	3
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Junior Lien [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	$ 66	$ 109
Charge-Offs
Recoveries	$ 17	$ 28
Provision (Credit)	(70)	(66)
Ending ALLL	13	71
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Commercial and Industrial Sector [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	2,209	$ 880
Charge-Offs	(3)
Recoveries	4	$ 25
Provision (Credit)	481	106
Ending ALLL	2,691	1,011
Consumer and Other [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	112	96
Charge-Offs	(1)	(17)
Recoveries	1	10
Provision (Credit)	24	(12)
Ending ALLL	136	77
Primary Residential Mortgages [Member] \| Residential Portfolio Segment [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	2,297	2,923
Charge-Offs	(13)	(43)
Recoveries	14	66
Provision (Credit)	205	(632)
Ending ALLL	2,503	2,314
Home Equity Lines of Credit [Member] \| Residential Portfolio Segment [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	$ 86	156
Charge-Offs		$ (100)
Recoveries	$ 2
Provision (Credit)	45	$ 41
Ending ALLL	133	97
Multifamily Property [Member] \| Residential Portfolio Segment [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	$ 11,813	$ 8,983
Charge-Offs
Recoveries
Provision (Credit)	$ (182)	$ (245)
Ending ALLL	11,631	8,738
Owner Occupied Property [Member] \| Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	$ 1,679	$ 1,547
Charge-Offs
Recoveries		$ 11
Provision (Credit)	$ 4	789
Ending ALLL	1,683	2,347
Investment Property [Member] \| Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	7,590	$ 4,751
Charge-Offs	(258)
Recoveries	2	$ 6
Provision (Credit)	1,193	1,378
Ending ALLL	8,527	6,135
Construction Loans [Member] \| Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	$ 2	$ 31
Charge-Offs
Recoveries
Provision (Credit)		$ (8)
Ending ALLL	$ 2	$ 23

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