LOANS (Schedule of Loans Modified as Troubled Debt Restructurings) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) N	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) N	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) N	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) N
Number of Contracts \| N	6	3	8	3
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 3,594	$ 992	$ 4,726	$ 992
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 3,594	$ 992	$ 4,726	$ 992
Primary Residential Mortgages [Member] \| Residential Portfolio Segment [Member]
Number of Contracts \| N	4	2	6	2
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 3,424	$ 225	$ 4,556	$ 225
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 3,424	$ 225	$ 4,556	$ 225
Owner Occupied Property [Member] \| Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Number of Contracts \| N		1		1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 767		$ 767
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 767		$ 767
Investment Property [Member] \| Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Number of Contracts \| N	1		1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 79		$ 79
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 79		$ 79
Commercial and Industrial Sector [Member] \| Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Number of Contracts \| N	1		1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 91		$ 91
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 91		$ 91

Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 33
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66008989&loc=SL6953676-111524

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