FAIR VALUE (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Financial Assets [Abstract]
Estimated Fair Value	$ 288,097,000	$ 288,097,000	$ 346,016,000
Trading assets	483,000	483,000	366,000
Financial Assets [Abstract]
Impaired loan valuation allowance	257,000	257,000	1,046,000
Impaired Loans [Member]
Financial Assets [Abstract]
Carrying amount of impaired loans	1,400,000	1,400,000	2,000,000
Impaired loan valuation allowance	300,000	300,000	1,000,000
Decrease in provision for loan losses	(100,000)	(800,000)	900,000
Other real estate owned [Member]
Consumer loans [Abstract]
Total Other real estate owned, net			700,000
Financial Assets [Abstract]
OREO - Other real estate owned carrying value, net	3,100,000	3,100,000	500,000
OREO - Other real estate owned gross			700,000
Other real estate owned valuation allowance	0	0	200,000
Write down of OREO	0
Other real estate owned [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Financial Assets [Abstract]
Write down of OREO		100,000
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
Financial Assets [Abstract]
Estimated Fair Value	38,012,000	38,012,000	38,541,000
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Financial Assets [Abstract]
Estimated Fair Value	250,085,000	250,085,000	307,475,000
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Financial Assets [Abstract]
Estimated Fair Value	0	0	0
Recurring [Member]
Financial Assets [Abstract]
Obligations of U.S. Government and U.S. Government sponsored enterprises	177,215,000	177,215,000	188,106,000
Mortgage-backed securities, residential	64,571,000	64,571,000	104,356,000
Collateralized mortgage obligations	464,000	464,000	1,015,000
Obligations of states and political subdivisions	33,680,000	33,680,000	38,376,000
Corporate bonds and notes	1,539,000	1,539,000	2,946,000
SBA loan pools	1,349,000	1,349,000	1,488,000
Trust Preferred securities	2,025,000	2,025,000	2,034,000
Corporate stocks	7,254,000	7,254,000	7,695,000
Estimated Fair Value	288,097,000	288,097,000	346,016,000
Trading assets	483,000	483,000	366,000
Recurring [Member] \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
Financial Assets [Abstract]
Obligations of U.S. Government and U.S. Government sponsored enterprises	31,174,000	31,174,000	31,262,000
Mortgage-backed securities, residential	0	0	0
Collateralized mortgage obligations	0	0	0
Obligations of states and political subdivisions	0	0	0
Corporate bonds and notes	0	0	0
SBA loan pools	0	0	0
Trust Preferred securities	0	0	0
Corporate stocks	6,838,000	6,838,000	7,279,000
Estimated Fair Value	38,012,000	38,012,000	38,541,000
Trading assets	483,000	483,000	366,000
Recurring [Member] \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Financial Assets [Abstract]
Obligations of U.S. Government and U.S. Government sponsored enterprises	146,041,000	146,041,000	156,844,000
Mortgage-backed securities, residential	64,571,000	64,571,000	104,356,000
Collateralized mortgage obligations	464,000	464,000	1,015,000
Obligations of states and political subdivisions	33,680,000	33,680,000	38,376,000
Corporate bonds and notes	1,539,000	1,539,000	2,946,000
SBA loan pools	1,349,000	1,349,000	1,488,000
Trust Preferred securities	2,025,000	2,025,000	2,034,000
Corporate stocks	416,000	416,000	416,000
Estimated Fair Value	250,085,000	250,085,000	307,475,000
Trading assets	0	0	0
Recurring [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Financial Assets [Abstract]
Obligations of U.S. Government and U.S. Government sponsored enterprises	0	0	0
Mortgage-backed securities, residential	0	0	0
Collateralized mortgage obligations	0	0	0
Obligations of states and political subdivisions	0	0	0
Corporate bonds and notes	0	0	0
SBA loan pools	0	0	0
Trust Preferred securities	0	0	0
Corporate stocks	0	0	0
Estimated Fair Value	0	0	0
Trading assets	0	0	0
Non-recurring [Member] \| Impaired Loans [Member]
Impaired Loans [Abstract]
Commercial & industrial			460,000
Commercial mortgages	1,049,000	1,049,000	485,000
Consumer loans [Abstract]
Home equity lines and loans	54,000	54,000	54,000
Total Impaired Loans	1,103,000	1,103,000	999,000
Non-recurring [Member] \| Other real estate owned [Member]
Impaired Loans [Abstract]
Commercial & industrial			101,000
Commercial mortgages	3,117,000	3,117,000	266,000
Residential mortgages			106,000
Consumer loans [Abstract]
Home equity lines and loans	2,000	2,000	65,000
Total Other real estate owned, net	3,119,000	3,119,000	538,000
Financial Assets [Abstract]
OREO - Other real estate owned gross	3,119,000	3,119,000	538,000
Non-recurring [Member] \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] \| Impaired Loans [Member]
Impaired Loans [Abstract]
Commercial & industrial			0
Commercial mortgages	0	0	0
Consumer loans [Abstract]
Home equity lines and loans	0	0	0
Total Impaired Loans	0	0	0
Non-recurring [Member] \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] \| Other real estate owned [Member]
Impaired Loans [Abstract]
Commercial & industrial			0
Commercial mortgages	0	0	0
Residential mortgages			0
Consumer loans [Abstract]
Home equity lines and loans	0	0	0
Total Other real estate owned, net	0	0	0
Financial Assets [Abstract]
OREO - Other real estate owned gross	0	0	0
Non-recurring [Member] \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] \| Impaired Loans [Member]
Impaired Loans [Abstract]
Commercial & industrial			0
Commercial mortgages	0	0	0
Consumer loans [Abstract]
Home equity lines and loans	0	0	0
Total Impaired Loans	0	0	0
Non-recurring [Member] \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] \| Other real estate owned [Member]
Impaired Loans [Abstract]
Commercial & industrial			0
Commercial mortgages	0	0	0
Residential mortgages			0
Consumer loans [Abstract]
Home equity lines and loans	0	0	0
Total Other real estate owned, net	0	0	0
Financial Assets [Abstract]
OREO - Other real estate owned gross	0	0	0
Non-recurring [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] \| Impaired Loans [Member]
Impaired Loans [Abstract]
Commercial & industrial			460,000
Commercial mortgages	1,049,000	1,049,000	485,000
Consumer loans [Abstract]
Home equity lines and loans	54,000	54,000	54,000
Total Impaired Loans	1,103,000	1,103,000	999,000
Non-recurring [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] \| Other real estate owned [Member]
Impaired Loans [Abstract]
Commercial & industrial			101,000
Commercial mortgages	3,117,000	3,117,000	266,000
Residential mortgages			106,000
Consumer loans [Abstract]
Home equity lines and loans	2,000	2,000	65,000
Total Other real estate owned, net	3,119,000	3,119,000	538,000
Financial Assets [Abstract]
OREO - Other real estate owned gross	$ 3,119,000	$ 3,119,000	$ 538,000

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