DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Schedule of Interest Rate Swaps (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
LIBOR \| Subordinated Debentures \| Trust III Debentures
Derivative [Line Items]
Receive Rate	1.67%	1.67%
LIBOR \| Subordinated Debentures \| Trust II Debentures
Derivative [Line Items]
Receive Rate	3.35%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| LIBOR \| Trust II Debentures
Derivative [Line Items]
Receive Rate	3.35%	3.35%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap, 3 month LIBOR plus 1.67%
Derivative [Line Items]
Unrealized Losses	$ 340,000	$ 342,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap, 3 month LIBOR plus 3.35%
Derivative [Line Items]
Unrealized Losses	326,000	353,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Interest Rate Swap, 3 month LIBOR plus 1.67%
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount	$ 2,000,000	$ 2,000,000
Pay Rate	5.979%	5.979%
Maturity in Years	8 years 6 months 4 days	9 years 3 months
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Interest Rate Swap, 3 month LIBOR plus 3.35%
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount	$ 3,000,000	$ 3,000,000
Pay Rate	7.505%	7.505%
Maturity in Years	5 years 29 days	5 years 9 months 29 days

Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 12
-Section 13
-Sentence Column B

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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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Period remaining until the derivative contract matures, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of unrealized gain (loss) related to derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments, recorded in results of operations to the extent that the cash flow hedge is determined to be ineffective.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4C
-Subparagraph (d)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84234895&loc=SL5624171-113959

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