LOANS (Schedule of Loans Modified as Troubled Debt Restructurings) (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) N	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) N	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) N
Number of Contracts \| N	6	9	13
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 1,223	$ 4,780	$ 4,104
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 1,223	$ 4,780	$ 4,104
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Junior Lien [Member]
Number of Contracts \| N		1	1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 63	$ 58
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 63	$ 58
Primary Residential Mortgages [Member] \| Residential Portfolio Segment [Member]
Number of Contracts \| N	6	7	11
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 1,223	$ 4,691	$ 3,296
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 1,223	$ 4,691	$ 3,296
Investment Property [Member] \| Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Number of Contracts \| N			1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment			$ 750
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment			$ 750
Commercial and Industrial Sector [Member] \| Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Number of Contracts \| N		1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 26
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 26

Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 33
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84173941&loc=SL6953676-111524

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