NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (Additional Information) (Details)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Operating Lease Obligations	$ 4,700,000
Percentage Of Interest Income In Net Revenue	80.00%
Percentage Of NonInterest Income In Net Revenue	20.00%
New Guidance Related To Employee Share Based Payment Accounting [Member]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Employee Benefits and Share-based Compensation, Noncash	$ 964,000

Amount of operating lease obligation due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount of noncash expense (reversal of expense) for employee benefits and share-based payment arrangement. Includes, but is not limited to, pension, other postretirement, postemployment and termination benefits.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=98514028&loc=d3e3602-108585

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