LOANS (Details 13) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	$ 2,528,007	$ 2,406,877	$ 1,999,420
Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	2,528,007	2,406,877	1,999,420
Commercial, financial & agricultural [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	434,073	449,623	334,917
Real Estate - construction & development [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	264,820	244,693	178,568
Real Estate - Commercial & Farmland [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	1,154,887	1,104,991	947,274
Real estate - residential [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	629,138	570,430	496,043
Consumer installment [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	31,901	31,125	29,113
Other [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	13,188	6,015	13,505
10 [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	254,203	250,609	157,461
10 [Member] | Commercial, financial & agricultural [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	243,355	241,721	147,820
10 [Member] | Real Estate - construction & development [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	294	1,751
10 [Member] | Real Estate - Commercial & Farmland [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	2,316	116	152
10 [Member] | Real estate - residential [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	1,479	1,606	1,727
10 [Member] | Consumer installment [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	7,053	6,872	6,011
10 [Member] | Other [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
15 [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	213,510	227,730	205,929
15 [Member] | Commercial, financial & agricultural [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	22,705	28,420	24,619
15 [Member] | Real Estate - construction & development [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	4,170	2,074	3,504
15 [Member] | Real Estate - Commercial & Farmland [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	112,167	117,880	119,032
15 [Member] | Real estate - residential [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	73,341	78,165	57,583
15 [Member] | Consumer installment [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	1,127	1,191	1,191
15 [Member] | Other [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
20 [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	1,346,050	1,224,320	1,012,733
20 [Member] | Commercial, financial & agricultural [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	90,196	97,142	90,407
20 [Member] | Real Estate - construction & development [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	58,014	46,221	47,148
20 [Member] | Real Estate - Commercial & Farmland [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	729,346	685,538	541,490
20 [Member] | Real estate - residential [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	434,434	369,624	303,463
20 [Member] | Consumer installment [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	20,872	19,780	16,720
20 [Member] | Other [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	13,188	6,015	13,505
23 [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	25,047	27,607	28,643
23 [Member] | Commercial, financial & agricultural [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	581	559	981
23 [Member] | Real Estate - construction & development [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	7,414	7,827	8,521
23 [Member] | Real Estate - Commercial & Farmland [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	10,040	13,073	11,934
23 [Member] | Real estate - residential [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	6,813	6,112	7,141
23 [Member] | Consumer installment [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	199	36	66
23 [Member] | Other [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
25 [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	628,042	609,413	513,011
25 [Member] | Commercial, financial & agricultural [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	72,557	77,829	60,018
25 [Member] | Real Estate - construction & development [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	188,385	183,512	110,570
25 [Member] | Real Estate - Commercial & Farmland [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	275,297	254,012	238,026
25 [Member] | Real estate - residential [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	89,834	91,465	100,175
25 [Member] | Consumer installment [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	1,969	2,595	4,222
25 [Member] | Other [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
30 [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	22,141	24,423	25,461
30 [Member] | Commercial, financial & agricultural [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	1,908	1,492	3,911
30 [Member] | Real Estate - construction & development [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	3,829	1,620	1,890
30 [Member] | Real Estate - Commercial & Farmland [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	10,517	13,821	11,364
30 [Member] | Real estate - residential [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	5,730	7,347	8,007
30 [Member] | Consumer installment [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	157	143	289
30 [Member] | Other [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
40 [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	39,013	42,773	56,178
40 [Member] | Commercial, financial & agricultural [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	2,771	2,460	7,161
40 [Member] | Real Estate - construction & development [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	3,008	3,145	5,184
40 [Member] | Real Estate - Commercial & Farmland [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	15,204	20,551	25,276
40 [Member] | Real estate - residential [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	17,507	16,111	17,947
40 [Member] | Consumer installment [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	523	506	610
40 [Member] | Other [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
50 [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	4
50 [Member] | Commercial, financial & agricultural [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
50 [Member] | Real Estate - construction & development [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
50 [Member] | Real Estate - Commercial & Farmland [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
50 [Member] | Real estate - residential [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
50 [Member] | Consumer installment [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	4
50 [Member] | Other [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
60 [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	1	2	0
60 [Member] | Commercial, financial & agricultural [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
60 [Member] | Real Estate - construction & development [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
60 [Member] | Real Estate - Commercial & Farmland [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
60 [Member] | Real estate - residential [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
60 [Member] | Consumer installment [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	1	2	0
60 [Member] | Other [Member] | Loans Excluding Purchased Non Covered And Covered Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0