ACQUISITION - Pro Forma Information (Details) - Lake Sunapee - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net interest income	$ 23,208	$ 22,360
Non-interest income	6,495	7,909
Net income	$ 6,807	$ 7,016
Pro forma earnings per share, basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.46	$ 0.46
Pro forma earnings per share, diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.46	$ 0.46

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
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