FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS: (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	$ 4,507	$ 1,718
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	625	331
Fair value	3,882	1,387
Commercial & Industrial
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	493	537
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	146	36
Fair value	347	501
Farmland
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	3,035	0
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	268	0
Fair value	2,767	0
Non Farm, Non Residential
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	0	657
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	0	206
Fair value	0	451
Agriculture
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	537	0
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	205	0
Fair value	332	0
All Other Commercial
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	0	0
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	0	0
Fair value	0	0
First Liens
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	442	524
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	6	89
Fair value	436	435
Home Equity
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	0	0
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	0	0
Fair value	0	0
Junior Liens
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	0	0
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	0	0
Fair value	0	0
Multifamily
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	0	0
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	0	0
Fair value	0	0
All Other Residential
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	0	0
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	0	0
Fair value	0	0
Motor Vehicle
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	0	0
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	0	0
Fair value	0	0
All Other Consumer
Loans identified as impaired by class of loans
Carrying Value	0	0
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated	0	0
Fair value	$ 0	$ 0

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