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LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Impaired Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 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	$ 60,489	$ 60,813
Interest Income Recognized	317	772
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	7,811	8,167
Interest Income Recognized	13	54
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	12,002	12,030
Interest Income Recognized	91	200
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	6,931	6,944
Interest Income Recognized	60	119
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	3,038	3,081
Interest Income Recognized	27	59
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	6,125	5,848
Interest Income Recognized	29	56
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	19,830	19,939
Interest Income Recognized	50	187
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	493	520
Interest Income Recognized		1
Auto
Recorded Investment
Loans with a specific allowance			563
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans with a specific allowance			879
Related Allowance			221
Average Investment	3,489	3,506
Interest Income Recognized	38	78
Consumer
Recorded Investment
Loans with a specific allowance			168
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans with a specific allowance			336
Related Allowance			46
Average Investment	191	195
Interest Income Recognized	2	3
Other Commercial
Recorded Investment
Loans with a specific allowance			562
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans with a specific allowance			567
Related Allowance			$ 30
Average Investment	579	583
Interest Income Recognized	$ 7	$ 15