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, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	$ 39,209		$ 39,209		$ 42,991
Loans with a specific allowance	20,855		20,855		16,237
Total impaired loans	60,064		60,064		59,228
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	45,579		45,579		46,890
Loans with a specific allowance	22,316		22,316		17,662
Total impaired loans	67,895		67,895		64,552
Related Allowance	2,734		2,734		2,217
Average Investment	64,539	$ 57,794	66,182	$ 58,230
Interest Income Recognized	337	325	1,402	1,072
Construction and Land Development
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	9,776		9,776		10,290
Loans with a specific allowance	829		829		372
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	14,131		14,131		12,038
Loans with a specific allowance	868		868		491
Related Allowance	78		78		63
Average Investment	13,581	12,481	13,601	12,083
Interest Income Recognized	40	63	351	203
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	9,362		9,362		8,386
Loans with a specific allowance	3,570		3,570		4,304
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	9,966		9,966		9,067
Loans with a specific allowance	3,685		3,685		4,437
Related Allowance	234		234		359
Average Investment	13,301	11,873	13,436	11,966
Interest Income Recognized	85	102	339	322
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	2,028		2,028		6,578
Loans with a specific allowance	336		336		391
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	2,578		2,578		6,929
Loans with a specific allowance	384		384		391
Related Allowance	3		3		1
Average Investment	2,748	6,932	3,543	7,141
Interest Income Recognized	26	57	82	175
Multifamily Real Estate
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	1,212		1,212		0
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	1,212		1,212		0
Average Investment	1,217		1,234
Interest Income Recognized	15		46
Commercial & Industrial
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	2,205		2,205		3,059
Loans with a specific allowance	1,783		1,783		1,183
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	2,221		2,221		3,251
Loans with a specific allowance	1,810		1,810		1,442
Related Allowance	866		866		752
Average Investment	3,986	2,607	4,046	2,713
Interest Income Recognized	41	15	129	57
Residential 1-4 Family - Commercial
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	4,330		4,330		3,378
Loans with a specific allowance	1,763		1,763		2,120
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	4,598		4,598		3,439
Loans with a specific allowance	1,807		1,807		2,152
Related Allowance	170		170		89
Average Investment	6,334	4,233	6,521	4,322
Interest Income Recognized	41	29	125	105
Residential 1-4 Family - Consumer
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	9,432		9,432		9,642
Loans with a specific allowance	10,047		10,047		6,389
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	10,006		10,006		10,317
Loans with a specific allowance	10,631		10,631		6,645
Related Allowance	805		805		470
Average Investment	19,802	16,570	20,007	16,693
Interest Income Recognized	75	48	264	162
Auto
Recorded Investment
Loans with a specific allowance	605		605		576
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans with a specific allowance	905		905		830
Related Allowance	239		239		231
Average Investment	691	609	781	685
Interest Income Recognized	0		9	12
HELOC
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	864		864		1,150
Loans with a specific allowance	1,177		1,177		724
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	867		867		1,269
Loans with a specific allowance	1,312		1,312		807
Related Allowance	262		262		188
Average Investment	2,125	1,800	2,242	1,871
Interest Income Recognized	5	4	31	14
Consumer
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	0		0		30
Loans with a specific allowance	180		180		178
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	0		0		102
Loans with a specific allowance	345		345		467
Related Allowance	50		50		64
Average Investment	184	180	192	218
Interest Income Recognized	2		5
Other Commercial
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance	0		0		478
Loans with a specific allowance	565		565		0
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance	0		0		478
Loans with a specific allowance	569		569		$ 0
Related Allowance	27		27
Average Investment	570	509	579	538
Interest Income Recognized	$ 7	$ 7	$ 21	$ 22

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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