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, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	$ 37,989		$ 37,989		$ 31,553
Loans with a specific allowance	13,611		13,611		9,596
Total impaired loans	51,600		51,600		41,149
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	39,770		39,770		33,723
Loans with a specific allowance	14,058		14,058		10,240
Total impaired loans	53,828		53,828		43,963
Related Allowance	1,570		1,570		816
Average Investment	52,414	$ 60,239	52,335	$ 60,763
Interest Income Recognized	392	707	1,231	2,120
Construction and Land Development
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	13,889		13,889		13,877
Loans with a specific allowance	1,347		1,347		1,395
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	13,981		13,981		14,353
Loans with a specific allowance	1,444		1,444		1,404
Related Allowance	113		113		107
Average Investment	15,654	28,195	15,378	27,645
Interest Income Recognized	128	464	368	1,346
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	5,238		5,238		5,886
Loans with a specific allowance	2,118		2,118		646
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	5,378		5,378		6,042
Loans with a specific allowance	2,132		2,132		646
Related Allowance	157		157		4
Average Investment	7,354	7,691	7,407	7,862
Interest Income Recognized	62	72	245	230
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	5,548		5,548		1,399
Loans with a specific allowance	2,032		2,032		2,809
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	5,636		5,636		1,399
Loans with a specific allowance	2,032		2,032		2,809
Related Allowance	42		42		474
Average Investment	7,597	3,777	7,584	3,759
Interest Income Recognized	57	33	185	98
Commercial & Industrial
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	1,632		1,632		648
Loans with a specific allowance	2,511		2,511		857
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	1,880		1,880		890
Loans with a specific allowance	2,562		2,562		880
Related Allowance	909		909		14
Average Investment	4,139	4,628	4,203	4,964
Interest Income Recognized	36	42	121	134
Residential 1-4 Family
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	9,510		9,510		8,496
Loans with a specific allowance	4,421		4,421		3,335
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	10,523		10,523		9,518
Loans with a specific allowance	4,543		4,543		3,535
Related Allowance	249		249		200
Average Investment	14,218	13,106	14,358	13,439
Interest Income Recognized	94	89	261	267
Auto
Recorded Investment
Loans with a specific allowance	174		174		169
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans with a specific allowance	235		235		235
Related Allowance	1		1		1
Average Investment	192	271	223	289
Interest Income Recognized	0	0	2	4
HELOC
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	1,651		1,651		1,017
Loans with a specific allowance	766		766		323
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	1,741		1,741		1,094
Loans with a specific allowance	800		800		433
Related Allowance	56		56		15
Average Investment	2,460	2,118	2,492	2,185
Interest Income Recognized	7	7	29	35
Consumer and all other
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	521		521		230
Loans with a specific allowance	242		242		62
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	631		631		427
Loans with a specific allowance	310		310		298
Related Allowance	43		43		$ 1
Average Investment	800	453	690	620
Interest Income Recognized	$ 8	$ 0	$ 20	$ 6

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
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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