LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Impaired Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	$ 33,316		$ 42,991
Loans with a specific allowance	25,143		16,237
Total impaired loans	58,459		59,228
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	35,556		46,890
Loans with a specific allowance	28,087		17,662
Total impaired loans	63,643		64,552
Related Allowance	2,137		2,217
Average Investment	59,766	$ 71,806
Interest Income Recognized	413	517
Construction and Land Development
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	4,954		10,290
Loans with a specific allowance	3,756		372
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	5,858		12,038
Loans with a specific allowance	5,034		491
Related Allowance	89		63
Average Investment	9,425	12,326
Interest Income Recognized	39	74
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	7,315		8,386
Loans with a specific allowance	4,182		4,304
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	7,750		9,067
Loans with a specific allowance	4,293		4,437
Related Allowance	256		359
Average Investment	11,554	17,112
Interest Income Recognized	105	160
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	4,717		6,578
Loans with a specific allowance	2,234		391
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	4,791		6,929
Loans with a specific allowance	2,511		391
Related Allowance	4		1
Average Investment	6,956	7,904
Interest Income Recognized	59	61
Commercial & Industrial
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	1,028		3,059
Loans with a specific allowance	1,040		1,183
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	1,045		3,251
Loans with a specific allowance	1,452		1,442
Related Allowance	208		752
Average Investment	2,224	4,933
Interest Income Recognized	14	45
Residential 1-4 Family - Commercial
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	4,686		4,516
Loans with a specific allowance	5,194		3,180
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	4,773		4,576
Loans with a specific allowance	5,275		3,249
Related Allowance	397		185
Average Investment	9,939	6,618
Interest Income Recognized	69	56
Residential 1-4 Family - Mortgage
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	8,338		8,504
Loans with a specific allowance	6,261		5,329
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	8,975		9,180
Loans with a specific allowance	6,522		5,548
Related Allowance	539		374
Average Investment	14,793	16,529
Interest Income Recognized	77	77
Auto
Recorded Investment
Loans with a specific allowance	523		576
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans with a specific allowance	787		830
Related Allowance	208		231
Average Investment	600	836
Interest Income Recognized	0	5
HELOC
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	2,247		1,150
Loans with a specific allowance	1,191		724
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	2,262		1,269
Loans with a specific allowance	1,290		807
Related Allowance	348		188
Average Investment	3,472	4,784
Interest Income Recognized	40	32
Consumer
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	31		30
Loans with a specific allowance	179		178
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	102		102
Loans with a specific allowance	340		467
Related Allowance	57		64
Average Investment	215	272
Interest Income Recognized	2	0
Other Commercial
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	0		478
Loans with a specific allowance	583		0
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	0		478
Loans with a specific allowance	583		0
Related Allowance	31		$ 0
Average Investment	588	492
Interest Income Recognized	$ 8	$ 7

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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