LOANS (Schedule of Activity in Allowance for Loan Losses) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	$ 35,751	$ 29,219	$ 32,208	$ 25,856
Charge-Offs	(315)	(733)	(788)	(1,388)
Recoveries	79	30	295	148
Provision (Credit)	400	2,100	4,200	6,000
Ending ALLL	35,915	30,616	35,915	30,616
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Junior Lien [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	14	19	16	66
Charge-Offs			(57)
Recoveries	6	2	19	72
Provision (Credit)	(7)	(3)	35	(120)
Ending ALLL	13	18	13	18
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Primary Residential Mortgages [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	4,223	2,783	3,666	2,297
Charge-Offs	(261)	(729)	(591)	(1,027)
Recoveries	59	4	128	25
Provision (Credit)	323	972	1,141	1,735
Ending ALLL	4,344	3,030	4,344	3,030
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Home Equity Lines of Credit [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	211	223	233	86
Charge-Offs			(23)	(91)
Recoveries	2	3	61	11
Provision (Credit)	16	(2)	(42)	218
Ending ALLL	229	224	229	224
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Multifamily Property [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	11,606	11,639	11,192	11,813
Charge-Offs
Recoveries
Provision (Credit)	(360)	204	54	30
Ending ALLL	11,246	11,843	11,246	11,843
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Owner Occupied Property [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	2,147	1,733	1,774	1,679
Charge-Offs	(30)		(30)
Recoveries
Provision (Credit)	153	90	526	144
Ending ALLL	2,270	1,823	2,270	1,823
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Investment Property [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	11,727	9,621	10,909	7,590
Charge-Offs				(258)
Recoveries	1	2	23	8
Provision (Credit)	229	231	1,025	2,514
Ending ALLL	11,957	9,854	11,957	9,854
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Lease Financing [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	178
Charge-Offs
Recoveries
Provision (Credit)	97		275
Ending ALLL	275		275
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Agricultural Sector [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	2	2	2	2
Charge-Offs
Recoveries
Provision (Credit)
Ending ALLL	2	2	2	2
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Construction Loans [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	1	1	9	2
Charge-Offs
Recoveries
Provision (Credit)		3	(8)	2
Ending ALLL	1	4	1	4
Consumer and Other [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	309	247	243	112
Charge-Offs	(24)	(4)	(62)	(5)
Recoveries	2	11	3	12
Provision (Credit)	56	(8)	159	131
Ending ALLL	343	250	343	250
Commercial and Industrial Sector [Member] \| Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL	5,333	2,951	4,164	2,209
Charge-Offs		(4)	(25)	(7)
Recoveries	9	8	61	20
Provision (Credit)	(107)	613	1,035	1,346
Ending ALLL	$ 5,235	$ 3,568	$ 5,235	$ 3,568

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