LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Impaired Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
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	62,158	$ 63,077
Interest Income Recognized	1,425	1,702
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	6,764	11,648
Interest Income Recognized	110	234
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	12,258	13,383
Interest Income Recognized	323	499
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	4,775	7,157
Interest Income Recognized	147	246
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	6,438	4,672
Interest Income Recognized	293	232
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	6,145	5,667
Interest Income Recognized	120	180
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	20,963	16,977
Interest Income Recognized	308	236
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	3,256	2,000
Interest Income Recognized	82	23
Auto
Recorded Investment
Loans with a specific allowance	563
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans with a specific allowance	879
Related Allowance	221
Average Investment	788	824
Interest Income Recognized	15	20
Consumer
Recorded Investment
Loans with a specific allowance	168
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans with a specific allowance	336
Related Allowance	46
Average Investment	187	263
Interest Income Recognized	5	5
Other Commercial
Recorded Investment
Loans with a specific allowance	562
Unpaid Principal Balance
Loans with a specific allowance	567
Related Allowance	30
Average Investment	584	486
Interest Income Recognized	$ 22	$ 27

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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