LOANS RECEIVABLE AND THE ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Newly Restructured Loans) (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) contract	Dec. 31, 2018 contract	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) contract
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructurings [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| contract	3	0	1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 1,846		$ 3,714
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 1,846		3,714
Commercial business [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructurings [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| contract	1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 160
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 160
Agricultural business, including secured by farmland [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructurings [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| contract	1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 596
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 596
Commercial real estate - investment properties [Member]
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructurings [Line Items]
Number of Contracts \| contract	1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 1,090		3,714
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 1,090		$ 3,714

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 33
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118936363&loc=SL6953676-111524

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