OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT - Additional Information (Detail) (First Financial (OH) Statutory Trust II, USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
First Financial (OH) Statutory Trust II
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Capital securities issued by a statutory business trust	third quarter of 2003
Debentures first eligible for early redemption	September of 2008
Debentures redeemed	Jun. 30, 2011
Debenture limit of qualifying Tier I capital	25.00%
Capacity to issue additional debentures under these guidelines	$ 171.5

Amount of unused borrowing capacity under the long-term financing arrangement that is available to the entity as of the balance sheet date.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 22
-Subparagraph b
-Article 5

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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