LOANS (Details 4) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) contract	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) contract	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) contract
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| contract	11	6	3
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 14,781	$ 1,305	$ 160
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 14,781	$ 1,305	$ 160
Commercial real estate \| Mortgage loans \| Owner occupied
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| contract	0	0	0
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Commercial real estate \| Mortgage loans \| Non-owner occupied
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| contract	2	0	0
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 7,764	$ 0	$ 0
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 7,764	$ 0	$ 0
Residential real estate \| Mortgage loans \| Residential
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| contract	0	1	0
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 252	$ 0
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 252	$ 0
Residential real estate \| Mortgage loans \| Home equity
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| contract	0	1	0
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 69	$ 0
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 69	$ 0
Commercial and industrial \| Secured
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| contract	7	3	0
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 6,828	$ 459	$ 0
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 6,828	$ 459	$ 0
Commercial and industrial \| Unsecured
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| contract	2	1	3
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 189	$ 525	$ 160
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 189	$ 525	$ 160
Installment/Consumer Loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| contract	0	0	0
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 33
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84173941&loc=SL6953676-111524

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