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LOANS (Details 2) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance				$ 16,001,000				$ 14,439,000	$ 16,001,000	$ 14,439,000	$ 10,837,000
Charge-offs									(824,000)	(916,000)	(1,510,000)
Recoveries									260,000	128,000	112,000
Net charge-offs									(564,000)	(788,000)	(1,398,000)
Provision for loan losses	500,000us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	500,000us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	500,000us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	700,000us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	700,000us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	500,000us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	600,000us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	550,000us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	2,200,000us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	2,350,000us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	5,000,000us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses
Ending balance	17,637,000				16,001,000				17,637,000	16,001,000	14,439,000
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	174,000				238,000				174,000	238,000	369,000
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	17,463,000				15,763,000				17,463,000	15,763,000	14,070,000
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Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment, loans	6,201,000				8,858,000				6,201,000	8,858,000	8,208,000
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment, loans	1,316,876,000				1,001,257,000				1,316,876,000	1,001,257,000	788,364,000
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	12,884,000				1,410,000				12,884,000	1,410,000	1,240,000
Commercial Real Estate Mortgage Loans
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance				6,279,000				4,445,000	6,279,000	4,445,000	3,530,000
Charge-offs									(461,000)
Provision for loan losses									1,176,000	1,834,000	915,000
Ending balance	6,994,000				6,279,000				6,994,000	6,279,000	4,445,000
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	23,000				116,000				23,000	116,000
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	6,971,000				6,163,000				6,971,000	6,163,000	4,445,000
Total loans	595,397,000				484,900,000				595,397,000	484,900,000	332,782,000
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment, loans	5,136,000				5,950,000				5,136,000	5,950,000	4,776,000
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment, loans	582,946,000				478,129,000				582,946,000	478,129,000	327,282,000
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	7,315,000				821,000				7,315,000	821,000	724,000
Multi-family
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance				1,597,000				1,239,000	1,597,000	1,239,000	395,000
Provision for loan losses									1,073,000	358,000	844,000
Ending balance	2,670,000				1,597,000				2,670,000	1,597,000	1,239,000
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	2,670,000				1,597,000				2,670,000	1,597,000	1,239,000
Total loans	218,985,000				107,488,000				218,985,000	107,488,000	66,080,000
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment, loans	218,985,000				107,488,000				218,985,000	107,488,000	66,080,000
Residential Real Estate Mortgage Loans
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance				2,712,000				2,803,000	2,712,000	2,803,000	2,280,000
Charge-offs									(257,000)	(420,000)	(1,210,000)
Recoveries									170,000	34,000	7,000
Provision for loan losses									(417,000)	295,000	1,726,000
Ending balance	2,208,000				2,712,000				2,208,000	2,712,000	2,803,000
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	72,000				122,000				72,000	122,000	141,000
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	2,136,000				2,590,000				2,136,000	2,590,000	2,662,000
Total loans	156,156,000				153,417,000				156,156,000	153,417,000	143,703,000
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment, loans	383,000				2,382,000				383,000	2,382,000	2,549,000
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment, loans	154,897,000				151,035,000				154,897,000	151,035,000	141,154,000
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	876,000								876,000
Commercial, Financial and Agricultural Loans
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance				4,006,000				4,349,000	4,006,000	4,349,000	2,895,000
Charge-offs									(104,000)	(420,000)	(285,000)
Recoveries									87,000	87,000	83,000
Provision for loan losses									537,000	(10,000)	1,656,000
Ending balance	4,526,000				4,006,000				4,526,000	4,006,000	4,349,000
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	79,000								79,000		228,000
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	4,447,000				4,006,000				4,447,000	4,006,000	4,121,000
Total loans	291,743,000				209,452,000				291,743,000	209,452,000	197,448,000
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment, loans	682,000				526,000				682,000	526,000	883,000
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment, loans	286,368,000				208,677,000				286,368,000	208,677,000	196,350,000
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	4,693,000				249,000				4,693,000	249,000	215,000
Real Estate Construction and Land Loans
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance				1,206,000				1,375,000	1,206,000	1,375,000	1,465,000
Charge-offs										(23,000)
Recoveries										2,000
Provision for loan losses									(102,000)	(148,000)	(90,000)
Ending balance	1,104,000				1,206,000				1,104,000	1,206,000	1,375,000
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	1,104,000				1,206,000				1,104,000	1,206,000	1,375,000
Total loans	63,556,000				46,981,000				63,556,000	46,981,000	48,632,000
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment, loans	63,556,000				46,641,000				63,556,000	46,641,000	48,331,000
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality					340,000					340,000	301,000
Installment/Consumer Loans
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance				201,000				228,000	201,000	228,000	272,000
Charge-offs									(2,000)	(53,000)	(15,000)
Recoveries									3,000	5,000	22,000
Provision for loan losses									(67,000)	21,000	(51,000)
Ending balance	135,000				201,000				135,000	201,000	228,000
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	135,000				201,000				135,000	201,000	228,000
Total loans	10,124,000				9,287,000				10,124,000	9,287,000	9,167,000
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment, loans	$ 10,124,000				$ 9,287,000				$ 10,124,000	$ 9,287,000	$ 9,167,000