LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Impaired Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	$ 46,875		$ 46,875		$ 60,466
Loans with a specific allowance	10,626		10,626		16,652
Total impaired loans	57,501		57,501		77,118
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	49,038		49,038		63,893
Loans with a specific allowance	11,700		11,700		17,102
Total impaired loans	60,738		60,738		80,995
Related Allowance	992		992		2,002
Average Investment	60,239	$ 82,549	60,763	$ 83,641
Interest Income Recognized	707	1,119	2,120	3,178
Construction and Land Development
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	25,171		25,171		33,250
Loans with a specific allowance	2,070		2,070		3,167
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	25,647		25,647		33,731
Loans with a specific allowance	2,442		2,442		3,218
Related Allowance	123		123		538
Average Investment	28,195	33,145	27,645	33,727
Interest Income Recognized	464	530	1,346	1,579
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	6,414		6,414		7,781
Loans with a specific allowance	1,198		1,198		3,237
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	6,579		6,579		8,983
Loans with a specific allowance	1,215		1,215		3,239
Related Allowance	5		5		358
Average Investment	7,691	18,859	7,862	18,709
Interest Income Recognized	72	195	230	547
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	3,752		3,752		5,328
Loans with a specific allowance	40		40		907
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	3,752		3,752		5,325
Loans with a specific allowance	40		40		907
Related Allowance	1		1		75
Average Investment	3,777	8,596	3,759	8,809
Interest Income Recognized	33	96	98	270
Multifamily Real Estate
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	0		0		3,828
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	0		0		3,828
Average Investment		4,593		4,598
Interest Income Recognized		75		222
Commercial & Industrial
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	952		952		711
Loans with a specific allowance	2,496		2,496		1,952
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	1,362		1,362		951
Loans with a specific allowance	2,498		2,498		1,949
Related Allowance	642		642		441
Average Investment	4,628	3,503	4,964	3,633
Interest Income Recognized	42	42	134	125
Residential 1-4 Family
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	9,066		9,066		7,564
Loans with a specific allowance	3,607		3,607		6,065
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	10,059		10,059		8,829
Loans with a specific allowance	3,794		3,794		6,153
Related Allowance	115		115		418
Average Investment	13,106	11,494	13,439	11,723
Interest Income Recognized	89	160	267	374
Auto
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	0		0		7
Loans with a specific allowance	231		231		192
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	0		0		7
Loans with a specific allowance	270		270		199
Related Allowance	1		1		1
Average Investment	271	115	289	121
Interest Income Recognized	0	1	4	5
HELOC
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	1,347		1,347		1,786
Loans with a specific allowance	706		706		769
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	1,416		1,416		2,028
Loans with a specific allowance	791		791		925
Related Allowance	17		17		76
Average Investment	2,118	1,710	2,185	1,727
Interest Income Recognized	7	14	35	36
Consumer and all other
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	173		173		211
Loans with a specific allowance	278		278		363
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	223		223		211
Loans with a specific allowance	650		650		512
Related Allowance	88		88		$ 95
Average Investment	453	534	620	594
Interest Income Recognized	$ 0	$ 6	$ 6	$ 20

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
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-Paragraph 15
-Subparagraph (c)(1)
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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