MONEY MARKET INVESTMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Money Market Investments [Abstract]

Schedule Of Money Market Investments [Table Text Block]

Money market investments as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:
	2012		2011
		Balance
		(Dollars in thousands)
Federal funds sold, interest rate of 0.05%	$	-	$	2,603
Time deposits with other financial institutions, weighted average interest rate 0.37%
(2011- 0.65%)		505		955
Other short-term investments, weighted average interest rate of 0.34%
(2011 - weighted average interest rate of 0.34%)		216,330		236,111
	$	216,835	$	239,669