LOANS (Details 5) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	$ 3,287	$ 2,079	$ 5,470
With an allowance recorded	66	512	731
Total impaired loans	3,353	2,591	6,201
Unpaid Principal Balance
With no related allowance recorded	3,558	2,361	6,228
With an allowance recorded	66	512	751
Total impaired loans	3,624	2,873	6,979
Related Allocated Allowance
With an allowance recorded	1	29	174
Total impaired loans	1	29	174
Average Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	1,895	2,140	5,717
With an allowance recorded	43	543	308
Average recorded investment in impaired loans	1,938	2,683	6,025
Interest Income Recognized
With no related allowance recorded	116	78	201
With an allowance recorded	7	32	13
Total impaired loans	123	110	214
Commercial real estate \| Mortgage loans \| Owner occupied
Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	326	384	3,562
With an allowance recorded
Total impaired loans	326	384	3,562
Unpaid Principal Balance
With no related allowance recorded	538	564	3,707
With an allowance recorded
Total impaired loans	538	564	3,707
Related Allocated Allowance
With an allowance recorded
Total impaired loans
Average Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	176	412	3,974
With an allowance recorded
Average recorded investment in impaired loans	176	412	3,974
Interest Income Recognized
With no related allowance recorded	10	10	113
With an allowance recorded
Total impaired loans	10	10	113
Commercial real estate \| Mortgage loans \| Non-owner occupied
Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	1,213	927	1,251
With an allowance recorded		318	323
Total impaired loans	1,213	1,245	1,574
Unpaid Principal Balance
With no related allowance recorded	1,213	928	1,568
With an allowance recorded		318	323
Total impaired loans	1,213	1,246	1,891
Related Allocated Allowance
With an allowance recorded		20	23
Total impaired loans		20	23
Average Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	614	938	961
With an allowance recorded		320	27
Average recorded investment in impaired loans	614	1,258	988
Interest Income Recognized
With no related allowance recorded	75	62	63
With an allowance recorded		15
Total impaired loans	75	77	63
Residential real estate \| Mortgage loans \| Residential
Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	520	62	143
With an allowance recorded
Total impaired loans	520	62	143
Unpaid Principal Balance
With no related allowance recorded	558	73	231
With an allowance recorded
Total impaired loans	558	73	231
Related Allocated Allowance
With an allowance recorded
Total impaired loans
Average Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	276	66	199
With an allowance recorded
Average recorded investment in impaired loans	276	66	199
Interest Income Recognized
With no related allowance recorded
With an allowance recorded
Total impaired loans
Residential real estate \| Mortgage loans \| Home equity
Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	264	610	169
With an allowance recorded			71
Total impaired loans	264	610	240
Unpaid Principal Balance
With no related allowance recorded	285	700	377
With an allowance recorded			89
Total impaired loans	285	700	466
Related Allocated Allowance
With an allowance recorded			72
Total impaired loans			72
Average Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	328	631	229
With an allowance recorded			75
Average recorded investment in impaired loans	328	631	304
Interest Income Recognized
With no related allowance recorded
With an allowance recorded			13
Total impaired loans			13
Commercial and industrial \| Secured
Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	556	96	345
With an allowance recorded
Total impaired loans	556	96	345
Unpaid Principal Balance
With no related allowance recorded	556	96	345
With an allowance recorded
Total impaired loans	556	96	345
Related Allocated Allowance
With an allowance recorded
Total impaired loans
Average Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	274	93	354
With an allowance recorded
Average recorded investment in impaired loans	274	93	354
Interest Income Recognized
With no related allowance recorded	12	6	25
With an allowance recorded
Total impaired loans	12	6	25
Commercial and industrial \| Unsecured
Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	408
With an allowance recorded	66	194	337
Total impaired loans	474	194	337
Unpaid Principal Balance
With no related allowance recorded	408
With an allowance recorded	66	194	339
Total impaired loans	474	194	339
Related Allocated Allowance
With an allowance recorded	1	9	79
Total impaired loans	1	9	79
Average Recorded Investment
With no related allowance recorded	227
With an allowance recorded	43	223	206
Average recorded investment in impaired loans	270	223	206
Interest Income Recognized
With no related allowance recorded	19
With an allowance recorded	7	17
Total impaired loans	$ 26	$ 17

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