2.4.0.81010 - Disclosure - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIEStruefalsefalse1false falsefalseD2013Q2YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0001000232duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_AccountingPoliciesAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES2false 2us-gaap_OrganizationConsolidationBasisOfPresentationBusinessDescriptionAndAccountingPoliciesTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"> 1.              SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES   The financial information presented as of any date other than December 31 has been prepared from the Company’s books and records without audit.  The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X.  Certain financial information that is normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, but is not required for interim reporting purposes, has been condensed or omitted.  There have been no significant changes to the Company’s accounting and reporting policies as disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of such financial statements, have been included.  The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.   For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.   Basis of Presentation:  The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Kentucky Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”, “we”, “our” or “us”), its wholly-owned subsidiary, Kentucky Bank (the “Bank”), and the Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiary, KB Special Assets Unit, LLC.  Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.   Nature of Operations:  The Bank operates under a state bank charter and provides full banking services, including trust services, to customers located in Bourbon, Clark, Elliott, Fayette, Harrison, Jessamine, Rowan, Scott, Woodford and adjoining counties in Kentucky.  Management continues to consider opportunities for branch expansion and will also consider acquisition opportunities that help advance its strategic objectives.  As a state bank, the Bank is subject to regulation by the Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”).  The Company, a bank holding company, is regulated by the Federal Reserve.   Estimates in the Financial Statements:  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could be material to the financial statements.  The allowance for loan losses, loss contingencies, mortgage servicing rights, real estate owned, goodwill and fair value of financial instruments are particularly subject to change.   Loss Contingencies:  Loss contingencies, including claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business, are recorded as liabilities when the likelihood of loss is probable and an amount or range of loss can be reasonably estimated.  The Company terminated the Kentucky Bancshares, Inc. Retirement Plan and Trust (the “Plan”) in a standard termination, with a termination date of December 31, 2008.  Prior to such termination, the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (“PPA”) had amended Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) Section 417(e)(3) in part by changing the definition of “applicable interest rate” in a manner that in most cases (when combined with other changes to IRC Section 417(e)(3)) would result in a decrease in the value of a participant’s or beneficiary’s plan benefits under pension plans such as the Company’s Plan with the new definition applicable (for most plans, including the Plan) to lump sums with annuity starting dates in or after the 2008 plan year.  The Plan had determined in mid-2008 to comply with IRC Section 417(e)(3), as amended by PPA, by using  the assumptions governing minimum lump sums (the “PPA Minimum Methodology”), rather than by using the pre-PPA minimum lump sum assumptions, and operated the Plan in compliance with that decision.  The Plan paid two lump sum payments to participants in July and December of 2008, prior to the termination of the Plan, and determined the value of those participants’ benefits using the PPA Minimum Methodology.  As permitted by the IRC, the Plan was amended on February 24, 2009 (after the termination of the Plan on December 31, 2008) to formalize that decision in accordance with Section 1107 of PPA.   Section 4041.8(a) of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”) regulations generally provides that “a participant’s or beneficiary’s plan benefits are determined under the plan’s provisions in effect on the plan’s termination date.”  The regulations further provide that an amendment adopted after the plan’s termination date is taken into account with respect to a participant’s or beneficiary’s plan benefits to the extent the amendment does not decrease the value of the participant’s or beneficiary’s plan benefits under the plan’s provisions in effect on the termination date; however, the regulations, at Section 4041.8(c)(1), also provide that an amendment shall not be treated as decreasing the value of a participant’s or beneficiary’s plan benefits to the extent “the decrease  is necessary to meet a qualification requirement under Section 401 of the IRC.”   The Internal Revenue Service issued a favorable determination as to the Plan termination in July 2010.  Subsequent to Plan termination and distributions to Plan participants, the Plan was selected for audit by the PBGC.  The PBGC has asserted that the February, 2009 amendment to the Plan violated PBGC Regulation Section 4041.8(a) because the amendment served to lower benefits to Plan beneficiaries, and the PBGC has filed a Complaint in United States District Court (Eastern District of Kentucky) (the “Litigation”) to require the Company to make additional distributions to Plan beneficiaries.  A preliminary estimate provided by the Plan actuary indicates the potential exposure related to this matter (were the PBGC to prevail) is $1.3 million, plus another $200 thousand in estimated interest.  The Company believes it has meritorious defenses and intends to vigorously defend its position in the Litigation.  As such, the Company does not believe a loss is probable and has not recorded a liability relating to the PBGC assertion in the Litigation.   Reclassifications:  Some items in the prior year financial statements were reclassified to conform to the current presentation.  Reclassifications had no effect on prior period net income or stockholders’ equity.   Adoption of New Accounting Standards   FASB ASC 220 — In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an update (ASU No. 2013-02, Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income) impacting FASB ASC 220, Comprehensive Income. This update requires an entity to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income. An entity is required to present, either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by the respective line items of net income but only if the amount reclassified is required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period. For other amounts not required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, an entity is required to cross-reference to other disclosures required under U.S. GAAP that provide additional detail about these amounts. This update became effective for the Company for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2012 and did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. </div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for the general note to the financial statements for the reporting entity which may include, descriptions of the basis of presentation, business description, significant accounting policies, consolidations, reclassifications, new pronouncements not yet adopted and changes in accounting principles.No definition available.false0SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIESfalseSUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIESUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://www.kybank.com/role/DisclosureSummaryOfSignificantAccountingPolicies12