LOANS (Schedule of Loans Modified as Troubled Debt Restructurings) (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) Contract	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) Contract	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) Contract
Number of Contracts \| Contract	4	7	3
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 462	$ 6,558	$ 16,111
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 462	$ 6,558	$ 16,111
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Primary Residential Mortgages [Member]
Number of Contracts \| Contract	3	2	2
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 423	$ 530	$ 909
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 423	$ 530	$ 909
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Investment Property [Member]
Number of Contracts \| Contract			1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment			$ 15,202
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment			$ 15,202
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Commercial and Industrial Sector [Member]
Number of Contracts \| Contract	1	5
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 39	$ 6,028
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 39	$ 6,028

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

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 33
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121611835&loc=SL6953676-111524

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