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LOANS (Schedule of Activity in Allowance for Loan Losses) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL				$ 38,504				$ 36,440	$ 38,504	$ 36,440	$ 32,208
Charge-Offs									(135)	(1,948)	(2,021)
Recoveries									1,307	462	403
Provision (Credit)	$ 1,950	$ 800	$ 1,150	100	$ 1,500	$ 500	$ 300	1,250	4,000	3,550	5,850
Ending ALLL	43,676				38,504				43,676	38,504	36,440
Agricultural Sector [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL				2					2		2
Provision (Credit)									36	2	(2)
Ending ALLL	38				2				38	2
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Junior Lien [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL				15				12	15	12	16
Charge-Offs											(99)
Recoveries									11	68	26
Provision (Credit)									(13)	(65)	69
Ending ALLL	13				15				13	15	12
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Primary Residential Mortgages [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL				3,506				4,085	3,506	4,085	3,666
Charge-Offs									(80)	(138)	(889)
Recoveries									205	160	173
Provision (Credit)									(1,541)	(601)	1,135
Ending ALLL	2,090				3,506				2,090	3,506	4,085
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Home Equity Lines of Credit [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL				164				221	164	221	233
Charge-Offs											(23)
Recoveries									10	10	62
Provision (Credit)									(46)	(67)	(51)
Ending ALLL	128				164				128	164	221
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Multifamily Property [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL				5,959				10,007	5,959	10,007	11,192
Provision (Credit)									78	(4,048)	(1,185)
Ending ALLL	6,037				5,959				6,037	5,959	10,007
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Owner Occupied Property [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL				2,614				2,385	2,614	2,385	1,774
Charge-Offs										(361)	(734)
Recoveries									1,060	66
Provision (Credit)									(1,610)	524	1,345
Ending ALLL	2,064				2,614				2,064	2,614	2,385
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Investment Property [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL				14,248				11,933	14,248	11,933	10,909
Charge-Offs										(1,335)	(123)
Recoveries										45	23
Provision (Credit)									1,740	3,605	1,124
Ending ALLL	15,988				14,248				15,988	14,248	11,933
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Commercial and Industrial Sector [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL				9,839				6,563	9,839	6,563	4,164
Charge-Offs										(46)	(76)
Recoveries									17	109	115
Provision (Credit)									4,497	3,213	2,360
Ending ALLL	14,353				9,839				14,353	9,839	6,563
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Lease Financing [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL				1,772				884	1,772	884
Provision (Credit)									870	888	884
Ending ALLL	2,642				1,772				2,642	1,772	884
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Construction [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL				1				1	1	1	9
Provision (Credit)									26		(8)
Ending ALLL	27				1				27	1	1
Consumer and Other [Member]
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning ALLL				$ 384				$ 349	384	349	243
Charge-Offs									(55)	(68)	(77)
Recoveries									4	4	4
Provision (Credit)									(37)	99	179
Ending ALLL	$ 296				$ 384				$ 296	$ 384	$ 349