RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Related loan activity
Balance at Beginning of Year	$ 23,571	$ 13,300
Borrowings	3,090	12,978
Retirement	(7,723)
Repayments	(848)	(2,707)
Balance at end of Year	18,090	23,571
Related party deposits	4,637	11,483
Related party repurchase agreements	$ 1,467	$ 361

Represents the retirement of loan and lease receivables made to related parties.

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- Definition

Amount of securities that an institution sells and agrees to repurchase (the identical or substantially the same securities) held by the entity for a related party (entity, shareholder, or employee).

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- Definition

For an unclassified balance sheet, reflects the carrying amount of unpaid loan amounts due from related parties at the balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 850

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (d)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39549-107864

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.7(e))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 7

-Subparagraph e

-Article 9

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- Definition

Reflects the amount of new advances made to related parties in the form of loan and lease receivables.

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- Definition

Reflects the amount of collections received from related parties to reduce the carrying amounts of loans and leases receivable due from them.

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- Definition

Amount of deposits held by the entity for a related party (entity, shareholder, employee).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 235

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(k))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690

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