LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Impaired Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	$ 59,927		$ 45,393
Loans with a specific allowance	9,526		8,088
Total impaired loans	69,453		53,481
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	62,587		47,320
Loans with a specific allowance	10,302		8,612
Total impaired loans	72,889		55,932
Related Allowance	502		503
Average Investment	71,806	$ 58,535
Interest Income Recognized	517	425
Construction and Land Development
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	11,652		16,035
Loans with a specific allowance	526		1,536
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	11,831		16,214
Loans with a specific allowance	572		1,573
Related Allowance	78		122
Average Investment	12,326	17,179
Interest Income Recognized	74	139
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	15,966		5,427
Loans with a specific allowance	820		1,161
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	16,347		5,527
Loans with a specific allowance	830		1,161
Related Allowance	74		94
Average Investment	17,112	6,793
Interest Income Recognized	160	64
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	7,545		6,017
Loans with a specific allowance	83		0
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	7,727		6,103
Loans with a specific allowance	83		0
Related Allowance	1		0
Average Investment	7,904	11,540
Interest Income Recognized	61	108
Commercial & Industrial
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	2,313		1,681
Loans with a specific allowance	2,074		1,295
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	2,649		1,933
Loans with a specific allowance	2,113		1,319
Related Allowance	60		128
Average Investment	4,933	6,830
Interest Income Recognized	45	36
Residential 1-4 Family - Commercial
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	5,459		4,098
Loans with a specific allowance	909		1,062
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	6,254		4,879
Loans with a specific allowance	921		1,068
Related Allowance	30		35
Average Investment	6,618	5,251
Interest Income Recognized	56	43
Residential 1-4 Family - Mortgage
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	12,910		9,512
Loans with a specific allowance	3,279		1,953
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	13,238		9,786
Loans with a specific allowance	3,532		2,070
Related Allowance	88		36
Average Investment	16,529	7,796
Interest Income Recognized	77	30
Auto
Recorded Investment
Loans with a specific allowance	740		413
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans with a specific allowance	900		577
Related Allowance	3		2
Average Investment	836	477
Interest Income Recognized	5	1
HELOC
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	3,497		2,056
Loans with a specific allowance	936		464
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	3,788		2,144
Loans with a specific allowance	1,053		535
Related Allowance	167		51
Average Investment	4,784	2,366
Interest Income Recognized	32	4
Consumer and all other
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	585		567
Loans with a specific allowance	159		204
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	753		734
Loans with a specific allowance	298		309
Related Allowance	1		$ 35
Average Investment	764	303
Interest Income Recognized	$ 7	$ 0

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=84173941&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
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84173941&loc=d3e5258-111524

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