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, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	$ 46,524		$ 46,524		$ 45,393
Loans with a specific allowance	9,748		9,748		8,088
Total impaired loans	56,272		56,272		53,481
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	49,211		49,211		47,320
Loans with a specific allowance	10,560		10,560		8,612
Total impaired loans	59,771		59,771		55,932
Related Allowance	1,596		1,596		503
Average Investment	57,794	$ 52,414	58,230	$ 52,335
Interest Income Recognized	325	392	1,072	1,231
Construction and Land Development
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	11,265		11,265		16,035
Loans with a specific allowance	483		483		1,536
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	11,973		11,973		16,214
Loans with a specific allowance	545		545		1,573
Related Allowance	139		139		122
Average Investment	12,481	15,654	12,083	15,378
Interest Income Recognized	63	128	203	368
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	9,957		9,957		5,427
Loans with a specific allowance	1,852		1,852		1,161
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	10,082		10,082		5,527
Loans with a specific allowance	1,937		1,937		1,161
Related Allowance	149		149		94
Average Investment	11,873	7,354	11,966	7,407
Interest Income Recognized	102	62	322	245
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	6,922		6,922		6,017
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	7,199		7,199		6,103
Average Investment	6,932	7,597	7,141	7,584
Interest Income Recognized	57	57	175	185
Commercial & Industrial
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	1,683		1,683		1,681
Loans with a specific allowance	855		855		1,295
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	2,116		2,116		1,933
Loans with a specific allowance	867		867		1,319
Related Allowance	317		317		128
Average Investment	2,607	4,139	2,713	4,203
Interest Income Recognized	15	36	57	121
Residential 1-4 Family - Commercial
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	4,599		4,599		4,098
Loans with a specific allowance	1,452		1,452		1,062
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	4,863		4,863		4,879
Loans with a specific allowance	1,527		1,527		1,068
Related Allowance	227		227		35
Average Investment	6,087	4,467	6,192	4,536
Interest Income Recognized	51	36	154	121
Residential 1-4 Family - Mortgage
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	10,878		10,878		9,512
Loans with a specific allowance	3,448		3,448		1,953
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	11,464		11,464		9,786
Loans with a specific allowance	3,595		3,595		2,070
Related Allowance	301		301		36
Average Investment	14,716	9,751	14,823	9,822
Interest Income Recognized	26	58	113	140
Auto
Recorded Investment
Loans with a specific allowance	525		525		413
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans with a specific allowance	734		734		577
Related Allowance	215		215		2
Average Investment	609	192	685	223
Interest Income Recognized	0	0	12	2
HELOC
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	686		686		2,056
Loans with a specific allowance	988		988		464
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	793		793		2,144
Loans with a specific allowance	1,056		1,056		535
Related Allowance	173		173		51
Average Investment	1,800	2,460	1,871	2,492
Interest Income Recognized	4	7	14	29
Consumer and all other
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	534		534		567
Loans with a specific allowance	145		145		204
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	721		721		734
Loans with a specific allowance	299		299		309
Related Allowance	75		75		$ 35
Average Investment	689	800	756	690
Interest Income Recognized	$ 7	$ 8	$ 22	$ 20

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

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