LOANS - Schedule of Non-Accrual Loans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans on Nonaccrual Status	$ 50,051	$ 10,701
Commercial, financial and agricultural
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans on Nonaccrual Status	27,705	2,642
Commercial real estate - construction
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans on Nonaccrual Status	37	54
Commercial real estate - other
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans on Nonaccrual Status	19,907	6,429
Residential - construction
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans on Nonaccrual Status	0	0
Residential - prime
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans on Nonaccrual Status	1,998	1,194
Consumer - credit card
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans on Nonaccrual Status	0	0
Consumer - other
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans on Nonaccrual Status	404	382
Lease financing receivable
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans on Nonaccrual Status	0	0
Other
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans on Nonaccrual Status	$ 0	$ 0