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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Summary of Contractual and Notional Amounts of Financial Instruments) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Interest rate swaps    
Financial Instruments [Line Items]    
Notional amount of derivative financial instruments $ 43,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
$ 43,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
Forward-Starting Interest Rate Swap    
Financial Instruments [Line Items]    
Notional amount of derivative financial instruments 50,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= cac_ForwardStartingInterestRateSwapMember
0invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= cac_ForwardStartingInterestRateSwapMember
Customer loan swaps    
Financial Instruments [Line Items]    
Notional amount of derivative financial instruments 91,556invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= cac_CustomerLoanSwapsMember
58,234invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= cac_CustomerLoanSwapsMember
Home Equity    
Financial Instruments [Line Items]    
Notional amount of derivative financial instruments 323,583invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_HomeEquityMember
303,815invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_HomeEquityMember
Commercial and commercial real estate    
Financial Instruments [Line Items]    
Notional amount of derivative financial instruments 48,290invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= cac_CommercialAndCommercialRealEstateMember
47,066invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= cac_CommercialAndCommercialRealEstateMember
Residential    
Financial Instruments [Line Items]    
Notional amount of derivative financial instruments 15,525invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageMember
10,975invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageMember
Letters of Credit    
Financial Instruments [Line Items]    
Notional amount of derivative financial instruments 4,016invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
3,103invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
Other Commitments    
Financial Instruments [Line Items]    
Notional amount of derivative financial instruments $ 2,415invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= cac_OtherCommitmentsMember
$ 1,305invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= cac_OtherCommitmentsMember