BORROWED FUNDS (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Principal
Total	$ 445,223	$ 221,938
Weighted Average Rate (as a percent)
Total	0.73%	1.19%
Fixed rate advances
Principal
2012	261,800
2012		10,000
2013	13,406	16,727
2014	20,346	20,543
2016 and beyond	7,179	10,579
Total	302,731	57,849
Weighted Average Rate (as a percent)
2012	0.28%
2012		0.16%
2013	0.63%	1.44%
2014	2.98%	3.01%
2016 and beyond	3.16%	4.10%
Total	0.54%	2.26%
Variable rate advances
Principal
2012	4,990
2012		34,940
2013	62,502	59,149
2014	10,000	10,000
2015	20,000	20,000
2016 and beyond	45,000	40,000
Total	$ 142,492	$ 164,089
Weighted Average Rate (as a percent)
2012	1.30%
2012		0.59%
2013	1.55%	1.37%
2014	0.47%	0.64%
2015	0.51%	0.42%
2016 and beyond	0.94%	0.42%
Total	1.12%	0.81%