LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Summary of All Troubled Debt Restructuring Loans) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) loan
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| loan	38		38		41
Recorded Investment	$ 5,461		$ 5,461		$ 5,943
Specific Reserve	$ 627		$ 627		$ 645
Number of Contracts \| loan	1,000	5,000	1,000	6,000
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 74	$ 352	$ 74	$ 488
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	78	342	78	491
Specific Reserve	$ 0	$ 9	$ 0	$ 53
Residential Real Estate
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| loan	22		22		24
Recorded Investment	$ 3,452		$ 3,452		$ 3,786
Specific Reserve	$ 568		$ 568		$ 635
Number of Contracts \| loan	1,000	0	1,000	1,000
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 74	$ 0	$ 74	$ 136
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	78	0	78	149
Specific Reserve	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 44
Commercial Real Estate
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| loan	6		6		7
Recorded Investment	$ 1,573		$ 1,573		$ 1,702
Specific Reserve	$ 48		$ 48		$ 0
Number of Contracts \| loan	0	1,000	0	1,000
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 235	$ 0	$ 235
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	0	235	0	235
Specific Reserve	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Commercial
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| loan	9		9		9
Recorded Investment	$ 413		$ 413		$ 426
Specific Reserve	$ 11		$ 11		$ 10
Number of Contracts \| loan	0	3,000	0	3,000
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 77	$ 0	$ 77
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	0	77	0	77
Specific Reserve	$ 0	$ 9	$ 0	$ 9
Consumer
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| loan	1		1		1
Recorded Investment	$ 23		$ 23		$ 29
Specific Reserve	$ 0		$ 0		$ 0
Number of Contracts \| loan	0	1,000	0	1,000
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 40	$ 0	$ 40
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	0	30	0	30
Specific Reserve	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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