LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Impaired Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	$ 62,214		$ 62,214		$ 60,466
Loans with a specific allowance	10,261		10,261		16,652
Total impaired loans	72,475		72,475		77,118
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	64,380		64,380		63,893
Loans with a specific allowance	11,380		11,380		17,102
Total impaired loans	75,760		75,760		80,995
Related Allowance	589		589		2,002
Average Investment	71,936	$ 88,380	72,413	$ 97,540
Interest Income Recognized	879	1,392	1,730	2,359
Construction and Land Development [Member]
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	29,877		29,877		33,250
Loans with a specific allowance	1,833		1,833		3,167
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	30,354		30,354		33,731
Loans with a specific allowance	2,234		2,234		3,218
Related Allowance	64		64		538
Average Investment	30,524	40,026	30,174	48,772
Interest Income Recognized	495	838	962	1,366
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied [Member]
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	11,201		11,201		7,781
Loans with a specific allowance	2,291		2,291		3,237
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	11,317		11,317		8,983
Loans with a specific allowance	2,320		2,320		3,239
Related Allowance	49		49		358
Average Investment	13,567	17,871	13,719	18,007
Interest Income Recognized	148	169	292	341
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied [Member]
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	3,993		3,993		5,328
Loans with a specific allowance	267		267		907
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	3,993		3,993		5,325
Loans with a specific allowance	267		267		907
Related Allowance	1		1		75
Average Investment	4,215	8,736	4,216	8,750
Interest Income Recognized	43	125	79	181
Multifamily Real Estate [Member]
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	3,777		3,777		3,828
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	3,777		3,777		3,828
Average Investment	3,791	4,597	3,804	4,600
Interest Income Recognized	60	85	120	147
Commercial & Industrial [Member]
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	1,154		1,154		711
Loans with a specific allowance	1,334		1,334		1,952
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	1,572		1,572		951
Loans with a specific allowance	1,456		1,456		1,949
Related Allowance	47		47		441
Average Investment	2,622	4,525	2,861	4,659
Interest Income Recognized	31	60	61	102
Residential 1-4 Family [Member]
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	10,065		10,065		7,564
Loans with a specific allowance	3,880		3,880		6,065
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	11,024		11,024		8,829
Loans with a specific allowance	3,978		3,978		6,153
Related Allowance	345		345		418
Average Investment	14,189	10,924	14,365	10,989
Interest Income Recognized	90	105	183	202
Auto [Member]
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	0		0		7
Loans with a specific allowance	140		140		192
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	0		0		7
Loans with a specific allowance	188		188		199
Related Allowance	1		1		1
Average Investment	162	1	183	1
Interest Income Recognized	0	0	0	0
HELOC [Member]
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	1,900		1,900		1,786
Loans with a specific allowance	437		437		769
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	2,046		2,046		2,028
Loans with a specific allowance	491		491		925
Related Allowance	81		81		76
Average Investment	2,492	1,240	2,519	1,244
Interest Income Recognized	11	6	29	11
Consumer and all other [Member]
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	247		247		211
Loans with a specific allowance	79		79		363
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	297		297		211
Loans with a specific allowance	446		446		512
Related Allowance	1		1		$ 95
Average Investment	374	460	572	518
Interest Income Recognized	$ 1	$ 4	$ 4	$ 9

Average amount of investment of impaired financing receivables with related allowance for credit losses and without a related allowance for credit losses.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 15
-Subparagraph (c)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49124121&loc=d3e5212-111524

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 17
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