ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	$ 20,744	$ 17,637	$ 17,637
Charge-offs	(200)	(202)	(1,128)
Recoveries	5	25	235
Provision	1,250	800	4,000
Ending balance	21,799	18,260	20,744
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	18		29
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$ 21,781		$ 20,715
Ending balance: loan acquired with deteriorated credit quality
Total loans	$ 2,477,862		$ 2,407,522
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment, loans	3,749		2,591
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment, loans	2,458,078		2,392,859
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	16,035		12,072
Commercial Real Estate Mortgage Loans
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	$ 7,850	$ 6,994	6,994
Charge-offs			$ (50)
Recoveries
Provision	$ (404)	$ (4)	$ 906
Ending balance	$ 7,446	6,990	7,850
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment			20
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$ 7,446		$ 7,830
Ending balance: loan acquired with deteriorated credit quality
Total loans	$ 1,011,068		$ 1,053,399
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment, loans	1,606		1,629
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment, loans	1,004,120		1,051,135
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	5,342		635
Multi-family
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	$ 4,208	$ 2,670	$ 2,670
Charge-offs
Recoveries
Provision	$ 461	$ 310	$ 1,538
Ending balance	$ 4,669	2,980	$ 4,208
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$ 4,669		$ 4,208
Ending balance: loan acquired with deteriorated credit quality
Total loans	$ 380,125		$ 350,793
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment, loans
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment, loans	$ 376,763		$ 347,054
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	3,362		3,739
Residential Real Estate Mortgage Loans
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	$ 2,115	$ 2,208	2,208
Charge-offs			(249)
Recoveries			79
Provision	$ 583	$ (71)	77
Ending balance	$ 2,698	2,137	$ 2,115
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$ 2,698		$ 2,115
Ending balance: loan acquired with deteriorated credit quality
Total loans	$ 448,164		$ 392,815
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment, loans	1,277		672
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment, loans	445,590		390,876
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	1,297		1,267
Commercial, Financial and Agricultural Loans
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	5,405	4,526	4,526
Charge-offs	(200)	(200)	(827)
Recoveries	4	20	149
Provision	359	559	1,557
Ending balance	5,568	4,905	5,405
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	18		9
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$ 5,550		$ 5,396
Ending balance: loan acquired with deteriorated credit quality
Total loans	$ 511,190		$ 501,766
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment, loans	866		290
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment, loans	504,290		495,045
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	6,034		6,431
Real Estate Construction and Land Loans
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	$ 1,030	$ 1,104	$ 1,104
Charge-offs
Recoveries		$ 1
Provision	$ 247	1	$ (74)
Ending balance	$ 1,277	1,106	$ 1,030
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$ 1,277		$ 1,030
Ending balance: loan acquired with deteriorated credit quality
Total loans	$ 111,180		$ 91,153
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment, loans
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment, loans	$ 111,180		$ 91,153
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality
Installment/Consumer Loans
Allowance for Loan Losses
Beginning balance	$ 136	135	$ 135
Charge-offs		(2)	(2)
Recoveries	$ 1	4	7
Provision	4	5	(4)
Ending balance	$ 141	$ 142	$ 136
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$ 141		$ 136
Ending balance: loan acquired with deteriorated credit quality
Total loans	$ 16,135		$ 17,596
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment, loans
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment, loans	$ 16,135		$ 17,596
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality

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