LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Impaired Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance		$ 35,185
Loans with a specific allowance		23,938
Total impaired loans		59,123
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance		38,655
Loans with a specific allowance		25,738
Total impaired loans		64,393
Related Allowance		3,027
Average Investment	$ 59,766
Interest Income Recognized	413
Construction and Land Development
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance		5,877
Loans with a specific allowance		984
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance		7,174
Loans with a specific allowance		1,032
Related Allowance		49
Average Investment	9,425
Interest Income Recognized	39
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance		8,801
Loans with a specific allowance		2,820
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance		9,296
Loans with a specific allowance		3,093
Related Allowance		146
Average Investment	11,554
Interest Income Recognized	105
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance		3,510
Loans with a specific allowance		335
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance		4,059
Loans with a specific allowance		383
Related Allowance		2
Average Investment	6,956
Interest Income Recognized	59
Commercial and Industrial
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance		3,668
Loans with a specific allowance		2,568
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance		3,933
Loans with a specific allowance		2,590
Related Allowance		619
Average Investment	2,224
Interest Income Recognized	14
Residential 1-4 Family - Commercial
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance		4,047
Loans with a specific allowance		1,726
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance		4,310
Loans with a specific allowance		1,819
Related Allowance		162
Average Investment	6,475
Interest Income Recognized	32
Residential 1-4 Family - Consumer
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance		8,420
Loans with a specific allowance		12,026
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance		9,018
Loans with a specific allowance		12,670
Related Allowance		1,242
Average Investment	18,257
Interest Income Recognized	114
Residential 1-4 Family - Revolving
Recorded Investment
Loans without a specific allowance		862
Loans with a specific allowance		2,186
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans without a specific allowance		865
Loans with a specific allowance		2,369
Related Allowance		510
Average Investment	600
Auto
Recorded Investment
Loans with a specific allowance		563
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans with a specific allowance		879
Related Allowance		221
Average Investment	3,472
Interest Income Recognized	40
Consumer
Recorded Investment
Loans with a specific allowance		168
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans with a specific allowance		336
Related Allowance		46
Average Investment	215
Interest Income Recognized	2
Other Commercial
Recorded Investment
Loans with a specific allowance		562
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans with a specific allowance		567
Related Allowance		$ 30
Average Investment	588
Interest Income Recognized	$ 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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