LOANS (Details 15) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	$ 2,819,071	$ 2,406,877	$ 2,171,600
Covered Loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	121,418	137,529	209,598
Covered Loans [Member] | 10 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
Covered Loans [Member] | 15 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	613
Covered Loans [Member] | 20 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	19,144	22,631	31,794
Covered Loans [Member] | 23 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	6,430	8,732	11,406
Covered Loans [Member] | 25 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	63,268	69,598	103,820
Covered Loans [Member] | 30 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	8,691	8,242	17,227
Covered Loans [Member] | 40 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	23,885	28,326	44,738
Covered Loans [Member] | 50 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
Covered Loans [Member] | 60 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
Covered Loans [Member] | Commercial Financial And Agricultural [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	1,604	5,546	17,666
Covered Loans [Member] | Commercial Financial And Agricultural [Member] | 10 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
Covered Loans [Member] | Commercial Financial And Agricultural [Member] | 15 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
Covered Loans [Member] | Commercial Financial And Agricultural [Member] | 20 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	32	93	580
Covered Loans [Member] | Commercial Financial And Agricultural [Member] | 23 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	24	52	68
Covered Loans [Member] | Commercial Financial And Agricultural [Member] | 25 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	1,417	2,594	4,089
Covered Loans [Member] | Commercial Financial And Agricultural [Member] | 30 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	3	5	4,923
Covered Loans [Member] | Commercial Financial And Agricultural [Member] | 40 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	128	2,802	8,006
Covered Loans [Member] | Commercial Financial And Agricultural [Member] | 50 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
Covered Loans [Member] | Commercial Financial And Agricultural [Member] | 60 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
Covered Loans [Member] | Real Estate Construction And Development [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	7,168	7,612	15,002
Covered Loans [Member] | Real Estate Construction And Development [Member] | 10 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
Covered Loans [Member] | Real Estate Construction And Development [Member] | 15 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
Covered Loans [Member] | Real Estate Construction And Development [Member] | 20 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	738	800	1,218
Covered Loans [Member] | Real Estate Construction And Development [Member] | 23 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
Covered Loans [Member] | Real Estate Construction And Development [Member] | 25 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	4,436	3,907	8,142
Covered Loans [Member] | Real Estate Construction And Development [Member] | 30 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	418	828	2,409
Covered Loans [Member] | Real Estate Construction And Development [Member] | 40 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	1,576	2,077	3,233
Covered Loans [Member] | Real Estate Construction And Development [Member] | 50 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
Covered Loans [Member] | Real Estate Construction And Development [Member] | 60 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
Covered Loans [Member] | Real estate - commercial & farmland [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	65,091	71,226	111,772
Covered Loans [Member] | Real estate - commercial & farmland [Member] | 10 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
Covered Loans [Member] | Real estate - commercial & farmland [Member] | 15 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	488
Covered Loans [Member] | Real estate - commercial & farmland [Member] | 20 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	10,278	11,698	17,382
Covered Loans [Member] | Real estate - commercial & farmland [Member] | 23 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	1,769	2,957	5,255
Covered Loans [Member] | Real estate - commercial & farmland [Member] | 25 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	35,031	38,741	60,682
Covered Loans [Member] | Real estate - commercial & farmland [Member] | 30 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	4,659	2,857	4,165
Covered Loans [Member] | Real estate - commercial & farmland [Member] | 40 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	13,354	14,973	23,800
Covered Loans [Member] | Real estate - commercial & farmland [Member] | 50 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
Covered Loans [Member] | Real estate - commercial & farmland [Member] | 60 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
Covered Loans [Member] | Real estate - residential [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	47,455	53,038	64,982
Covered Loans [Member] | Real estate - residential [Member] | 10 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
Covered Loans [Member] | Real estate - residential [Member] | 15 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	125
Covered Loans [Member] | Real estate - residential [Member] | 20 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	8,096	10,040	12,571
Covered Loans [Member] | Real estate - residential [Member] | 23 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	4,637	5,723	6,083
Covered Loans [Member] | Real estate - residential [Member] | 25 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	22,371	24,345	30,870
Covered Loans [Member] | Real estate - residential [Member] | 30 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	3,564	4,552	5,730
Covered Loans [Member] | Real estate - residential [Member] | 40 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	8,787	8,378	9,603
Covered Loans [Member] | Real estate - residential [Member] | 50 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
Covered Loans [Member] | Real estate - residential [Member] | 60 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
Covered Loans [Member] | Consumer installment [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	100	107	176
Covered Loans [Member] | Consumer installment [Member] | 10 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
Covered Loans [Member] | Consumer installment [Member] | 15 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
Covered Loans [Member] | Consumer installment [Member] | 20 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	43
Covered Loans [Member] | Consumer installment [Member] | 23 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
Covered Loans [Member] | Consumer installment [Member] | 25 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	13	11	37
Covered Loans [Member] | Consumer installment [Member] | 30 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	47	0	0
Covered Loans [Member] | Consumer installment [Member] | 40 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	40	96	96
Covered Loans [Member] | Consumer installment [Member] | 50 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
Covered Loans [Member] | Consumer installment [Member] | 60 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
Covered Loans [Member] | Other [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
Covered Loans [Member] | Other [Member] | 10 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
Covered Loans [Member] | Other [Member] | 15 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
Covered Loans [Member] | Other [Member] | 20 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
Covered Loans [Member] | Other [Member] | 23 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
Covered Loans [Member] | Other [Member] | 25 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
Covered Loans [Member] | Other [Member] | 30 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
Covered Loans [Member] | Other [Member] | 40 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
Covered Loans [Member] | Other [Member] | 50 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	0	0	0
Covered Loans [Member] | Other [Member] | 60 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans portfolio by risk grade	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0