ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES AND CREDIT QUALITY (Balance In The Allowance For Loan Losses And The Recorded Investment In Loans By Portfolio Management) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$ 4,831	$ 4,114
Collectively evaluated for impairment	38,943	39,604
Total ending allowance balance	43,774	43,718	$ 43,284	$ 43,610
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	21,666	20,692
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	3,510,613	3,450,235
Total ending loans balance	3,532,279	3,470,927
Commercial and Industrial Loans [Member]
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	3,897	3,191
Collectively evaluated for impairment	15,884	17,081
Total ending allowance balance	19,781	20,272	20,465	21,564
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	11,042	9,776
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,312,912	1,258,682
Total ending loans balance	1,323,954	1,268,458
Commercial Real Estate and Multi-Family Residential Loans [Member]
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	598	576
Collectively evaluated for impairment	13,120	12,876
Total ending allowance balance	13,718	13,452	12,752	12,473
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	8,877	9,151
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,360,487	1,290,131
Total ending loans balance	1,369,364	1,299,282
Agri Business and Agricultural Loans [Member]
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	0	0
Collectively evaluated for impairment	3,459	3,532
Total ending allowance balance	3,459	3,532	2,454	2,445
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	283	283
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	327,363	394,621
Total ending loans balance	327,646	394,904
Other Commercial [Member]
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	0	0
Collectively evaluated for impairment	545	461
Total ending allowance balance	545	461	559	574
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	0	0
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	105,681	98,265
Total ending loans balance	105,681	98,265
Consumer 1-4 Family Mortgage Loans [Member]
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	290	296
Collectively evaluated for impairment	2,500	2,531
Total ending allowance balance	2,790	2,827	3,586	3,395
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	1,410	1,427
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	343,545	347,408
Total ending loans balance	344,955	348,835
Other Consumer [Member]
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	46	51
Collectively evaluated for impairment	333	336
Total ending allowance balance	379	387	344	319
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	54	55
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	60,625	61,128
Total ending loans balance	60,679	61,183
Unallocated [Member]
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	0	0
Collectively evaluated for impairment	3,102	2,787
Total ending allowance balance	3,102	2,787	$ 3,124	$ 2,840
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	0	0
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	0	0
Total ending loans balance	$ 0	$ 0

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Amount of allowance to cover probable credit losses on loans and leases. Includes carryover of or adjustments to the allowance for loan losses in connection with business combinations. Excludes allowance for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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