FAIR VALUE (Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements) (Details) - Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Range of Inputs (Average) (in hundredths)	(0.17%)	(2.03%)
State and Municipal Securities [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 150	$ 880
Valuation Technique	Price to type, par, call	Price to type, par, call
State and Municipal Securities [Member] \| Discount To Benchmark Index [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Range of Inputs (Average) (in hundredths)	0.00%	0.00%
State and Municipal Securities [Member] \| Discount To Benchmark Index [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Range of Inputs (Average) (in hundredths)	1.00%	5.00%

Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Fair value portion of probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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Description of the valuation processes in place for fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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