DERIVATIVES - Non-Designated Hedges (Details) - Interest rate swaps - Non-Designated Hedges - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Derivatives
Notional amounts	$ 279,974	$ 193,401
Weighted average pay rates (as a percent)	4.48%	4.52%
Weighted average receive rates (as a percent)	4.48%	4.52%
Weighted average maturity	12 years 5 months 16 days	12 years 3 months
Fair value of combined interest rate swaps	$ 0	$ 0

Represents the percentage of weighted average pay rates related to derivative instruments.

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Represents the percentage of weighted average receive rates related to derivative instruments.

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- Definition

Nominal or face amount used to calculate payments on the derivative asset.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1A
-Subparagraph (d)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109980867&loc=SL5579245-113959

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1B
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109980867&loc=SL5580258-113959

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1A
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109980867&loc=SL5579245-113959

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Average remaining period until maturity of the derivative contract, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Fair value as of the balance sheet date of interest rate derivative liabilities, which includes all such derivative instruments in hedging and nonhedging relationships that are recognized as liabilities.

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