DEPOSITS AND CUSTOMER REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (Retail Repurchase Agreements) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011
Banking and Thrift [Abstract]
Retail repurchase agreements	$ 82,275	$ 102,131	$ 89,633

Carrying value, as of the balance sheet date, of securities sold under agreements to repurchase where the transferor maintains effective control over the assets, accounting for them as secured debt.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 235

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(m)(1)(i))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6881521&loc=d3e23780-122690

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 860

-SubTopic 10

-Section 55

-Paragraph 51

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7580763&loc=d3e101761-111710

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 140

-Paragraph 48, 100

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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