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JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBT AND SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands				9 Months Ended
	Jan. 20, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 22, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 17, 2003 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017	Jun. 23, 2017 USD ($)
Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from subordinated notes	$ 27,000
Interest rate percentage	5.875%
Basis spread on LIBOR	3.95%
Unamortized debt issuance costs				$ 784
Eastern Virginia Bankshares Inc [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes assumed in merger			$ 10,300
Junior subordinated debt						$ 9,509
Senior subordinated notes						21,051
Pooled underwriting amount			$ 650,000
Eastern Virginia Bankshares Inc [Member] \| Junior Subordinated Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate percentage				5.28%	4.55%
Description of variable rate basis				three-month LIBOR
Basis spread on LIBOR			2.95%
Percentage of tier one capital for regulatory capital adequacy				25.00%
Eastern Virginia Bankshares Inc [Member] \| Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from subordinated notes		$ 20,000
Interest rate percentage		6.50%
Percentage of aggregate principle amount		100.00%
Debt instrument basis points spread		5.02
Scenario, Adjustment [Member] \| Eastern Virginia Bankshares Inc [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Junior subordinated debt						(801)
Senior subordinated notes						$ 1,876