LOANS, Impaired Loans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Impaired loans [Abstract]
Unpaid contractual principal balance	$ 11,199		$ 11,383
Recorded investment with no allowance	1,182		1,297
Recorded investment with allowance	9,584		9,662
Total recorded investment	10,766		10,959
Related allowance	2,079		1,644
Interest income on impaired loans recognized using an accrual method of accounting [Abstract]
Average recorded investment	10,863	$ 7,639
Interest income recognized	73	96
Commercial [Member]
Impaired loans [Abstract]
Unpaid contractual principal balance	5,544		5,578
Recorded investment with no allowance	0		0
Recorded investment with allowance	5,544		5,578
Total recorded investment	5,544		5,578
Related allowance	1,341		898
Interest income on impaired loans recognized using an accrual method of accounting [Abstract]
Average recorded investment	5,561	990
Interest income recognized	9	12
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Impaired loans [Abstract]
Unpaid contractual principal balance	870		885
Recorded investment with no allowance	514		540
Recorded investment with allowance	281		283
Total recorded investment	795		823
Related allowance	38		39
Interest income on impaired loans recognized using an accrual method of accounting [Abstract]
Average recorded investment	809	1,075
Interest income recognized	15	4
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	0
Interest income recognized	0	0
Residential Mortgage [Member]
Impaired loans [Abstract]
Unpaid contractual principal balance	3,380		3,392
Recorded investment with no allowance	668		654
Recorded investment with allowance	2,354		2,380
Total recorded investment	3,022		3,034
Related allowance	578		584
Interest income on impaired loans recognized using an accrual method of accounting [Abstract]
Average recorded investment	3,028	3,560
Interest income recognized	31	24
Residential Construction [Member]
Impaired loans [Abstract]
Unpaid contractual principal balance	812		820
Recorded investment with no allowance	0		0
Recorded investment with allowance	812		820
Total recorded investment	812		820
Related allowance	98		98
Interest income on impaired loans recognized using an accrual method of accounting [Abstract]
Average recorded investment	816	1,001
Interest income recognized	9	11
Consumer [Member]
Impaired loans [Abstract]
Unpaid contractual principal balance	593		708
Recorded investment with no allowance	0		103
Recorded investment with allowance	593		601
Total recorded investment	593		704
Related allowance	24		$ 25
Interest income on impaired loans recognized using an accrual method of accounting [Abstract]
Average recorded investment	649	1,013
Interest income recognized	$ 9	$ 45

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=66008989&loc=d3e5212-111524

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-SubTopic 10
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