LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Impaired Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	$ 42,991	$ 45,393
Loans with a specific allowance	16,237	8,088
Total impaired loans	59,228	53,481
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	46,890	47,320
Loans with a specific allowance	17,662	8,612
Total impaired loans	64,552	55,932
Related Allowance	2,217	503
Average Investment	63,077	54,233	$ 43,664
Interest Income Recognized	1,702	1,693	1,475
Construction and Land Development
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	10,290	16,035
Loans with a specific allowance	372	1,536
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	12,038	16,214
Loans with a specific allowance	491	1,573
Related Allowance	63	122
Average Investment	11,648	17,080	15,346
Interest Income Recognized	234	590	681
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	8,386	5,427
Loans with a specific allowance	4,304	1,161
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	9,067	5,527
Loans with a specific allowance	4,437	1,161
Related Allowance	359	94
Average Investment	13,383	6,580	6,290
Interest Income Recognized	499	306	242
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	6,578	6,017
Loans with a specific allowance	391	0
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	6,929	6,103
Loans with a specific allowance	391	0
Related Allowance	1	0
Average Investment	7,157	6,083	4,188
Interest Income Recognized	246	172	134
Commercial and Industrial
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	3,059	1,681
Loans with a specific allowance	1,183	1,295
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	3,251	1,933
Loans with a specific allowance	1,442	1,319
Related Allowance	752	128
Average Investment	4,672	3,208	2,800
Interest Income Recognized	232	150	95
Residential 1-4 Family - Commercial
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	4,516	4,098
Loans with a specific allowance	3,180	1,062
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	4,576	4,879
Loans with a specific allowance	3,249	1,068
Related Allowance	185	35
Average Investment	7,904	5,428	6,225
Interest Income Recognized	264	190	205
Residential 1-4 Family - Mortgage
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	8,504	9,512
Loans with a specific allowance	5,329	1,953
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	9,180	9,786
Loans with a specific allowance	5,548	2,070
Related Allowance	374	36
Average Investment	14,740	11,806	6,491
Interest Income Recognized	152	194	86
Auto
Recorded Investment
Loans with a specific allowance	576	413
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans with a specific allowance	830	577
Related Allowance	231	2
Average Investment	824	579	244
Interest Income Recognized	20	19	5
HELOC
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	1,150	2,056
Loans with a specific allowance	724	464
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	1,269	2,144
Loans with a specific allowance	807	535
Related Allowance	188	51
Average Investment	2,000	2,659	1,513
Interest Income Recognized	23	36	19
Consumer and all other
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	508	567
Loans with a specific allowance	178	204
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	580	734
Loans with a specific allowance	467	309
Related Allowance	64	35
Average Investment	749	810	567
Interest Income Recognized	$ 32	$ 36	$ 8

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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