LOANS, Impaired Loans (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Impaired loans [Abstract]
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	$ 11,819		$ 12,030
Recorded Investment with no Allowance	5,190		5,361
Recorded Investment with Allowance	5,310		5,343
Total Recorded Investment	10,500		10,704
Related Allowance	850		860
Interest income on impaired loans recognized using an accrual method of accounting [Abstract]
Average Recorded Investment	10,602	17,990
Interest Income Recognized	63	84
Commercial [Member]
Impaired loans [Abstract]
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	2,704		2,803
Recorded Investment with no Allowance	2,073		2,147
Recorded Investment with Allowance	505		531
Total Recorded Investment	2,578		2,678
Related Allowance	31		39
Interest income on impaired loans recognized using an accrual method of accounting [Abstract]
Average Recorded Investment	2,628	5,084
Interest Income Recognized	8	9
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Impaired loans [Abstract]
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	974		990
Recorded Investment with no Allowance	659		672
Recorded Investment with Allowance	301		304
Total Recorded Investment	960		976
Related Allowance	45		45
Interest income on impaired loans recognized using an accrual method of accounting [Abstract]
Average Recorded Investment	968	3,711
Interest Income Recognized	4	19
Agriculture [Member]
Impaired loans [Abstract]
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	0		0
Recorded Investment with no Allowance	0		0
Recorded Investment with Allowance	0		0
Total Recorded Investment	0		0
Related Allowance	0		0
Interest income on impaired loans recognized using an accrual method of accounting [Abstract]
Average Recorded Investment	0	1,310
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Residential Mortgage [Member]
Impaired loans [Abstract]
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	5,378		5,666
Recorded Investment with no Allowance	1,665		1,691
Recorded Investment with Allowance	2,930		2,956
Total Recorded Investment	4,595		4,647
Related Allowance	638		646
Interest income on impaired loans recognized using an accrual method of accounting [Abstract]
Average Recorded Investment	4,621	5,484
Interest Income Recognized	31	32
Residential Construction [Member]
Impaired loans [Abstract]
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	1,012		1,065
Recorded Investment with no Allowance	66		71
Recorded Investment with Allowance	819		826
Total Recorded Investment	885		897
Related Allowance	105		107
Interest income on impaired loans recognized using an accrual method of accounting [Abstract]
Average Recorded Investment	891	937
Interest Income Recognized	9	10
Consumer [Member]
Impaired loans [Abstract]
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	1,751		1,506
Recorded Investment with no Allowance	727		780
Recorded Investment with Allowance	755		726
Total Recorded Investment	1,482		1,506
Related Allowance	31		23
Interest income on impaired loans recognized using an accrual method of accounting [Abstract]
Average Recorded Investment	1,494	1,464
Interest Income Recognized	$ 11	$ 14

Average amount of investment of impaired financing receivables with related allowance for credit losses and without a related allowance for credit losses.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 15

-Subparagraph (c)(1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35738203&loc=d3e5212-111524

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-Section 50

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