LOANS AND LEASES (Troubled Debt Restructurings) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015 contract	Dec. 31, 2014 contract
Financial effects of TDRs [Abstract]
Number of Contracts	13	73
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 5,064	$ 10,220
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	5,029	9,455
TDRs modified for which there was a payment default [Abstract]
Number of Contracts	3	23
Recorded Investment	207	2,569
Commercial And Industrial [Member]
Financial effects of TDRs [Abstract]
Number of Contracts	1	5
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	127	613
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	125	613
Real Estate [Member] \| Consumer Mortgages [Member]
Financial effects of TDRs [Abstract]
Number of Contracts	1	33
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	70	4,823
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	70	4,263
TDRs modified for which there was a payment default [Abstract]
Number of Contracts	3	8
Recorded Investment	207	540
Real Estate [Member] \| Home Equity [Member]
Financial effects of TDRs [Abstract]
Number of Contracts		2
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		31
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		30
Real Estate [Member] \| Agricultural [Member]
Financial effects of TDRs [Abstract]
Number of Contracts		1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		10
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		10
Real Estate [Member] \| Commercial And Industrial - Owner Occupied [Member]
Financial effects of TDRs [Abstract]
Number of Contracts	5	8
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	2,999	2,103
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	2,988	1,810
TDRs modified for which there was a payment default [Abstract]
Number of Contracts		2
Recorded Investment		784
Real Estate [Member] \| Construction, Acquisition And Development [Member]
Financial effects of TDRs [Abstract]
Number of Contracts		3
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		924
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		924
TDRs modified for which there was a payment default [Abstract]
Number of Contracts		2
Recorded Investment		279
Real Estate [Member] \| Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Financial effects of TDRs [Abstract]
Number of Contracts	5	7
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	1,847	1,426
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	1,826	1,519
TDRs modified for which there was a payment default [Abstract]
Number of Contracts		5
Recorded Investment		901
All Other [Member]
Financial effects of TDRs [Abstract]
Number of Contracts	1	14
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	21	290
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	20	286
TDRs modified for which there was a payment default [Abstract]
Number of Contracts		6
Recorded Investment		$ 65

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