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	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$ 10,029	$ 3,216
Collectively evaluated for impairment	38,424	43,905
Total ending allowance balance	48,453	47,121	$ 43,718	$ 43,610
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	26,717	13,870
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	3,888,028	3,804,589
Total ending loans balance	3,914,745	3,818,459
Commercial and Industrial Loans [Member]
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	8,552	2,067
Collectively evaluated for impairment	13,966	19,030
Total ending allowance balance	22,518	21,097	20,272	21,564
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	19,734	6,979
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,385,604	1,411,648
Total ending loans balance	1,405,338	1,418,627
Commercial Real Estate and Multi-Family Residential Loans [Member]
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	921	795
Collectively evaluated for impairment	14,472	13,919
Total ending allowance balance	15,393	14,714	13,452	12,473
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	4,266	4,802
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,562,899	1,438,219
Total ending loans balance	1,567,165	1,443,021
Agri-business and Agricultural Loans [Member]
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	73	0
Collectively evaluated for impairment	4,232	4,920
Total ending allowance balance	4,305	4,920	3,532	2,445
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	433	283
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	370,174	382,643
Total ending loans balance	370,607	382,926
Other Commercial [Member]
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	0	0
Collectively evaluated for impairment	368	577
Total ending allowance balance	368	577	461	574
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	0	0
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	95,520	123,922
Total ending loans balance	95,520	123,922
Consumer 1-4 Family Mortgage Loans [Member]
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	457	310
Collectively evaluated for impairment	1,835	2,458
Total ending allowance balance	2,292	2,768	2,827	3,395
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	2,240	1,756
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	388,053	374,013
Total ending loans balance	390,293	375,769
Other Consumer [Member]
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	26	44
Collectively evaluated for impairment	257	335
Total ending allowance balance	283	379	387	319
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	44	50
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	85,778	74,144
Total ending loans balance	85,822	74,194
Unallocated [Member]
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	0	0
Collectively evaluated for impairment	3,294	2,666
Total ending allowance balance	3,294	2,666	$ 2,787	$ 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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